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Holiday hotspots: Where Easter traffic is worst around NZ

Traffic is building around the country as commuters head home from their Easter break.

Four hurt - two seriously - in crash

All four injured people were trapped following the crash.

Church gutted in suspected arson

Two letterboxes and a hedge have also been set alight in the past few hours.

Boxing Day traffic: Where to avoid

Find out when and where to avoid driving if you want to miss the traffic on Boxing Day.

Volunteer killed in fall was PhD student

Calvin Lim, 29, of Christchurch died in a fall near Pinnacles Hut at Mt Somers.

Local Focus: Cattle disease likely to spread, say Hastings farmers

Cattle disease likely to spread further. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Three firefighters hurt after huge fires

Firefighters battled two industrial blazes overnight.

Two firefighters burned battling Ashburton blaze

The fire service is at a huge blaze in Ashburton.

Heartbeat: Ashburton sheds its old skin

Heartbeat series: Ashburton

School shut half its students out of NCEA

Withdraw of some students from NCEA put James Cook High School under statutory management.

Company taking water owned mainly abroad

NZ Pure Blue Springs reveals Chinese and Australian investors own 61 per cent between them

Winter storm chaos: What you need to know

A nasty weather system has caused chaos across the country. Here's what you need to know.

Heavy snow on the way for both islands

It may be snow-go for some motorists this week, with white stuff on the way.

Armed robber: 'I'm going to shoot you'

Security guard at McCaw wedding held up five Canterbury pubs and shot two women

Motorist badly injured in truck crash

A crane has been called in to clear a crash involving a truck and car near Ashburton.

Man accused of six armed hold-ups

Alleged gunman now accused of six armed hold-ups of Canterbury pubs.