Labour Day weekend road toll jumps to eight - highest in a decade
It's the highest it's been in more than a decade.
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Snags are coming: Traffic congestion to hit Auckland entry points
NZTA predicts heavy traffic into Auckland, encourages motorists to plan their journeys.
Holiday road toll at four after pedestrian dies
Four people have already died on New Zealand roads this holiday period.
Communities split over free school lunches
Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?
Free school lunches: Wellington and South Island
Full list: Who gets free school lunches in Wellington and the South Island.
A fishy tale of a trout caught thrice
A 5.4kg trout in the Tekapo Canals has been caught three times by three different anglers.
Explosion heard from Tekapo military base
Tekapo residents warned today's explosion from the camp won't be the only one this week.
Opinion: Time to pursue new strategies for Central Otago
Reliance on international tourism has caused some areas to be hit hard in the lockdown.
Hunkering down in lockdown: Slips, flooding as wild storm hits NZ
Wild weather across the country has downed power lines, caused slips and flooding.
Tekapo with kids: Can you call it a holiday?
Juliet Speedy discovers a change is as good as a rest.
Injured climber's rescue delayed by pigeon trouble
Injured climber's 1906 Kiwi crawl to survival foreshadowed 2003 film Touching the Void.
Brazen thief dresses as courier, walks out with cash
Lake Tekapo Police would like to hear from anyone who recognises female theft suspect.
Tourist admits causing Lake Tekapo crash that killed his in-laws
Three passengers in the back seat of the man' rented vehicle died at the scene.
Mysterious flashing lights reported all over Northland
In the past 24 hours there has been about 32 lightning strikes offshore of Northland.
Tourist driver charged over fatal Tekapo crash
The man has been charged after death of three fellow tourists in a horrific head-on crash.
'Mangled mess': Three Chinese tourists dead, five injured in Tekapo crash
One of the first people at the scene of the triple fatal crash describes the scene.
'Get off the road': Couple's shock at NZ attitude to cyclists
Cyclist couple met with kindness in India and Vietnam - but sworn at in the South Island.
Motorcyclist charged after allegedly fleeing police three times
Police have arrested a man who was involved in three separate fleeing driver incidents.
'They didn't die alone': Heartbreak for avalanche victim's partner
Partner speaks of losing the man she first met when he was her guide — and made her cry.
Young army bomb expert hurt during flare disposal
NZDF says injured bomb expert in a stable condition
Road carnage: Four dead and one fighting for their life
Horror crashes have claimed four lives and left others badly hurt.
Learner driver clocked at 212km/h in street race
Tepiwa Riwai reached speeds of 212km/h while racing another driver on a state highway.
Storm punishes with winds, rain and snow
Stormy weather for much of central New Zealand and South Island.
Timaru woman 'arrests' foreign driver
Timaru woman boxes in tourist driver after extremely dangerous overtaking.
One dead after crash near Lake Tekapo
The driver of a car has died after colliding with a truck.
Risk of mountainside collapse closes hut
Satellite images have indicated the rocky slope below Murchison Hut is unstable
One injured in gas bottle explosion
A person has suffered burn injuries in a gas bottle explosion near Tekapo.
Tekapo cut off as wintry blast hits
Tekapo has been cut off to traffic as snow and ice close a number of South Island roads.
Men killed in Lake Tekapo crash named
Stephen John Hayden and Nigel Stuart Freeman were killed in the two-car collision.
Bus crash near Lake Tekapo
Three people have been treated for minor injuries after a bus crash near Lake Tekapo.
Watch: Shocking footage of erratic driver
The shocking footage was captured near Lake Tekapo in the South Island.