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Code red: Canterbury flooding causes road closures, high tide fears
Heathcote River in Chch has broken its banks and next high tide will bring new flooding.
Live weather: Timaru, Ashburton State of Emergency, Selwyn Huts evacuated
Floodwaters in Canterbury have exceeded warnings "by a huge magnitude", Fed Farmers says.
'Mad cow': 7-year-old seriously injured in cow attack was at adventure race
The 7-year-old boy was taken to Christchurch Hospital.
Free school lunches: Wellington and South Island
Full list: Who gets free school lunches in Wellington and the South Island.
Communities split over free school lunches
Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?
Watkin awaits national team call up
Jess Watkin has more than a foot in the door to re-enter the White Ferns fold.
Former Nazi soldier, Mt Hutt 'founding father' dies
Willi Huber was a member of the Waffen-SS Nazi army unit established by Heinrich Himmler.
Go NZ: A road trip the length of New Zealand
Y2K was upon us. So we loaded up the car, and drove all the way to Stewart Island.
'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.
Rescuers, public and police honoured for selfless actions in bravery awards
Governor-General presents Royal Humane Society of NZ Silver Medals to 10 recipients.
Fatal crash witness: 'I can't un-see that'
Timaru fatal crash witness describes the "horrible" scene which unfolded in front of him.
Wanted: Toilet rustlers in Te Moana Gorge
An inexplicable theft in the Te Moana Gorge could leave travellers caught short.
Flooding: 'I've never seen anything like it'
Flooding on Thompson Track in Canterbury has been "up to the windows" of cars.
Pair airlifted in two-car crash in Geraldine
Two people are being airlifted to hospital following a two car crash in Geraldine.
Tourist deaths 'ignored'
The Government has been accused of failing to do enough to prevent road crashes involving tourists, following the sentencing of a man who fell asleep at the wheel.
Tourist driver fell asleep, killed mum
A tourist driver who arrived from Australia early in the morning and hired a rental car, fell asleep at the wheel - causing a head-on crash that killed his mother.
Tourist killed in head-on crash
A female tourist has been killed in a head-on crash in Canterbury today following a spate of crashes in the region.
Car crash causes house fire
Three people were injured after a car crashed into a power pole this morning, causing a fire.
Motorsport: Paddon secures international S2000 drive
Kiwi rally high-flyer Hayden Paddon will compete in the FIA Super 2000 World Rally Championship next year in a fully-backed Skoda Fabia 2000.