Holidaymakers rescued by mud-covered fire chief after night of landslides
Couple thought their mini break would be 'wonderful' ... until things turned 'wild'.
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Good reasons to stay indoors this school holiday.
Hot-air balloon crash: Last injured passenger discharged from hospital
There were 11 people on board the hot-air balloon when it crashed.
State highways still closed after flooding, slips
The NZTA says workers will be out first thing this morning.
West Coast house 'significantly damaged' in fire
Fire and Emergency NZ will be on-site assessing the cause of the fire this morning.
Six police cars 'jumped on' and damaged in Queenstown
Eighteen-year-old due in court after patrol cars damaged at Queenstown police station.
'Elaborate fraud': Duped lenders give relative $20k under pensioner's name
"They didn't care. They didn't do their job properly."
Christchurch broadband getting a turbocharge
City also gets its first profit payout from UFB operator Enable Networks.
Anti-vax flyers 'antagonise': More than 800 reports of Covid misinformation, scams
Numbers likely represent a fraction of the problem as most just throw flyers in the bin.
Four arrested as AOS raid near Dunedin follows serious assault
One person has been taken to Dunedin Hospital with serious injuries.
'Blown away': Thousands descend on South Island's main centres to protest
Tractors, utes and dogs turn out in force in nationwide farmer protest.
Where is Shirley: Christchurch police say search for missing pensioner not over
Police vow to do all they can to find missing Christchurch pensioner Shirley Warrington.
Police conduct search of Mongols MC South Island headquarters
State Highway 1 was closed from Burnham Rd to Dunns Crossing Rd.
16 Covid cases on fishing boat: 13 infected crew to go to MIQ
The Playa Zahara was near the coast of Kaikōura at about 8am on Friday morning.
'Rust orange': Trucking company fined after contaminating creek
Broadbridge Transport was fined $15,000, with 90 per cent paid to the council
Freight truck jack-knifes, rolls on state highway
It is likely a crane will be brought in to remove the stricken vehicle.
Police, forensic staff at sudden death in Christchurch
Person found dead at what appears to be community housing complex.
Missing 85-year-old's husband desperate to help find her
Wally Warrington, who was with his wife on the night she went missing, is in hospital.
'We didn't really need this': Rare imported bikes stolen in ram-raid
The store is not expected to be open until noon today.
Why you should make tracks for Christchurch's Port Hills
Get a lay of the land from Christchurch's spectacular Port Hills.
'Incredibly infectious': RSV cases now in West Coast
There have been seven confirmed cases of RSV in the region.
Honeymoon killing: Judge tells undecided jury to deliberate longer
Twelve to resume deliberations this morning on Rodney Fallowfield's culpability.
Thrill of a lifetime: Adventurers install highline across coastal cliff
A group spent a weekend using the line as a tightrope, swing and to base jump.
Man with machete arrested after allegedly threatening to kill police
The Armed Offenders Squad was called to the incident.
Search for missing Christchurch woman suspended
Shirley Warrington, 85, was last seen on Main South Rd, Rolleston, at 7.30pm on Saturday.
House in Canterbury 'totally involved' in fire
Emergency services were called to the blaze in Hororata at 8.51am.
Three injured after car rolls, slides on black ice
Temperatures were still sitting on -2.7C at 9am in Christchurch.
What vehicles are targeted in NZ's car theft capital
Canterbury currently holds the highest number of car thefts across the whole country.
Threatened and scared: Students leave school over claims of 'constant' bullying
The young girls, aged 13 and 14, are from separate families.
Gut bacteria under the microscope in New Zealand Covid vaccine study
NZ Covid vaccine study aims to uncover the links between diet and immune response.
Wedding helicopter crash: Pilot's quick thinking saved lives
Expert pilot weighs in on helicopter crash at Canterbury wedding last month.
Speak Up For Women controversy: Billboard removed, mayor apologises
Michael Fowler Centre to be lit in the transgender flag colours as tensions escalate.
Christchurch terror attacks: Deadline set for submissions to Coroner
Coroner Deborah Marshall is nearing a decision on whether to hold a terror attack inquest.
'Dumbfounding': Ad for musical about NZ suffrage banned from Facebook
The ads were rejected on the grounds they mentioned politicians.