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![Opinion: Time to pursue new strategies for Central Otago](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mysterious flashing lights reported all over Northland
In the past 24 hours there has been about 32 lightning strikes offshore of Northland.
!['Get off the road': Couple's shock at NZ attitude to cyclists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Storm punishes with winds, rain and snow
Stormy weather for much of central New Zealand and South Island.
![Timaru woman 'arrests' foreign driver](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Timaru woman 'arrests' foreign driver
Timaru woman boxes in tourist driver after extremely dangerous overtaking.
![One injured in gas bottle explosion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Watch: Shocking footage of erratic driver
The shocking footage was captured near Lake Tekapo in the South Island.
![Planet-spotting Kiwis behind major Nasa study](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Planet-spotting Kiwis behind major Nasa study
Worlds with the mass of Neptune are the most likely planet to form in the icy outer realms of planetary systems, scientists have found in a pioneering new study co-authored by Kiwi researchers.
![$300k for Lake Tekapo tourists deaths](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
$300k for Lake Tekapo tourists deaths
A Lake Tekapo kayak hire boss charged over the deaths of two tourists in New Zealand on a "holiday of a lifetime" has pleaded guilty today.
![Lake Tekapo: Night light rules apply](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Lake Tekapo: Night light rules apply
The majesty of the skies above Tekapo is captivating, writes Sarah Daniell.
![Seven saved in dramatic chopper rescue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Seven saved in dramatic chopper rescue
Seven people were rescued by helicopter this morning after their four-wheel drives became stuck in an alpine river near Mount Cook.
![Why Tekapo's out of this world](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Why Tekapo's out of this world
The mercury is dropping but Sarah Lawrence's spirits are rising as she heads south.