Timaru tragedy: Three children dead, person in hospital - neighbour heard a bang, sobbing, moaning
Emergency services were called just after 10pm.
Emergency services were called just after 10pm.
His son was carried out to sea by a wave while playing near the water.
It is thought the man sustained a leg injury when landing in the Tekapo-Twizel Rd area.
The wild weather has hampered the ability of crews to get fires under control.
The crash happened on the Waimate Highway (SH1) at about midday,
The defendant was arrested after walking barefoot to a waiting police car.
Police continue to investigate a crash that claimed the lives of five Timaru teenagers
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The bike's brakes, steering, suspension and bumper were in need of servicing or repair.
The Weekend Herald looks back at the crashes in New Zealand with the highest fatalities.
A mass has been held in Timaru in honour of the five teens killed in a crash last weekend
A service is being held at Roncalli College on Thursday in memory of the five boys killed.
The five boys killed in a car crash in Timaru on Saturday night are being remembered.
It comes after a woman crashed her vehicle filled with too many passengers on Monday.
Funeral details for some of the teens killed in the horror Timaru crash have been shared.
Sadness grows in Timaru as five boys killed in a crash are named and families speak.
Local police ask that commemorations be safe and within the law after "tough few days".
One of the first on the scene of the fatal Timaru crash called the only survivor's mum.
A memorial has been organised for Saturday night to pay tribute to teens killed in crash
Five Timaru families are reeling after group of teens were killed in a crash on Saturday.
The names of the boys killed in a horror crash in Timaru have been revealed
Parents could play a key role in showing their boys different kinds of role models.
Friends and family are paying tribute to five teens killed in a horrific crash in Timaru.
"It is a tragedy and it will reverberate around our community for a long time."
Five people have been killed in an horrific single-car road crash in Timaru.
Coroner says no evidence rest home staff, care contributed to 'sad' death of Timaru man.
All live cattle exports by sea will be banned, the government announced in April.
Pierre Coster had a history of violence towards women but showed "high levels of remorse".
More than 2000 people were evacuated on Friday and Saturday.