Two games decided by last minute kicks and five teams win on the road.

Team cannot undermine their chances with mounting penalty counts.

A man driving a vehicle, approached the child and spoke to him briefly.

Two vehicles collided near the intersection of Le Cren St and Church St this morning.

Patient was easily manipulated and offending spanned eight years.

The 37-year-old suffered serious head injuries in the crash.

The woman suffered serious head injuries and was taken to the ICU at Timaru Hospital.

The sole occupant, a 34-year-old man, died at the scene.

A woman riding a bike in Timaru suffered serious head injuries following an accident.

Some PKE was unloaded in Timaru before the contaminated shipment came to Northport

First car driver to die in New Zealand was a South Canterbury farmer's wife in 1906.

Protesters had shut down work at the site of a proposed dairy farm extension.

On Jayden Alexander's 25th birthday he was found guilty of murdering his brother.

The crash in Timaru, South Canterbury also knocked out power to hundreds of homes.

Victim did not have the ability to give informed consent to sexual acts.

One person has died following a crash on SH 8 between Pleasant Point and Timaru.

Uini Atonio promises a tough game against the All Blacks.

Five people have died in crashes on roads around the country so far this weekend.

VTNZ shocked at reaction after driving instructor failed man part way through his test.

Timaru man the first Kiwi to be charged for importing a child sex doll.

"For her to bang the drum of safe trail use smacks of a hypocrisy I can't ignore.''

One minute she was riding her mountain bike, the next she was face down in the gravel.

Youth Court education officers cut youth reoffending by almost three-quarters.

Fire crews battling a ship blaze in Timaru's Port have almost extinguished it a week on.

Two fires on a ship that have been burning since Monday night are still smouldering.

Firefighters put in all-night effort as fishing boat burns.

Paul Hatherley was killed in a crash - two years ago his son was killed by a falling log.

Ten crews battled the blaze at its peak.

Three crew members treated for smoke inhalation after ship catches fire.

The car and the tanker collided north of Timaru overnight.