Double Olympic bronze medalist fears for his safety if he returns.

Road to glacier is not expected to reopen until Friday.

Part of SH72 will likely be out of action for a while as aerial footage reveals damage.

After the South Island was slammed by summer storm, the chaos shifts northward.

Wild weather evacuates residents, closes main roads.

1 in 20 year flood of the Rangitata River has blocked routes from Christchurch to Dunedin.

Now MetService says there are "possible tornadoes" forecast.

Dibben has been rolled and bowled on both sides of the Tasman early in his F2 career.

Some areas will have temperatures 8C above average, MetService says.

North Otago and Wanganui will battle for the ultimate prize of the Meads Cup.

Some old favourites return to prominence, while others wonder what might have been.

Andrew Floyd Williams has been jailed a second time for child sex abuse images.

South Canterbury and West Coast hold off low-ranked home sides to keep top spots

Judge notes sex doll importer attended nudist camps as a child.

Only one team gets a victory over a side who was ranked below them on the points table.

The Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal has censured Stephen James Dawson.

First round of games honours memory of All Black and Heartland legend Sir Brian Lochore

The slow-speed pursuit was captured on video.

High winds have ripped off a preschool's roof and lightning has struck a tree.

The person died in the incident near Timaru yesterday

But Mike Puru's worried mum is less keen after nasty crash landed broadcaster in hospital.

'I have worked there for half of my life and they treat us like a number.'

The man took himself to Timaru Hospital with a single gunshot wound to his lower body.

Police have praised shoppers who stopped an aggravated robbery today.