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Skipper saves five people trapped in upturned boat
An accident investigation report into the incident was released yesterday.

N-word attack: Man claims racist abuse was 'light-hearted'
He admits telling them to "f... off back to their own country", but claims it was a joke.

MPI fined after contractors suffer chemical burns
Workers suffered minor or superficial burns to their arms, faces or hands.

Top CDHB executive sacked, takes case to employment authority
The dismissal of Dr Alistair Humphrey during lockdown was kept under wraps at the time.

Queenstown tour's dramatic early exit from Kiwi-only season
The company has hit the brakes in the middle of traditional peak season.

Gloriavale: Ex-member takes landmark court action to remove leadership
John Ready wants the courts to step in over leadership concerns.

Rare native butterfly makes its way home for first time in 200 years
Human settlement once forced the species out of its habitat.

Forced drinking and demeaning acts: Students punished for flat hazings
The university's annual disciplinary reports were released yesterday.

Holi cancelled: Wellington misses out on colourful festival
Festival organisers were unable to import special coloured powder from India in time.

Man airlifted to safety after being swept 100m down river
The Canterbury Air Rescue helicopter attended the incident.

Nomads gang killing: Jailed for fatal 'hiding'
Shayne 'Smiley' Heappey had ignored repeated requests to settle a gang debt.

Farmer fined after inspection finds 20 emaciated sheep
Donald Charles Pelvin, 67, was sentenced in the Christchurch District Court.

Controversial Canterbury coal mine to close
The company has blamed the cost of regulatory processes for the closure.

Otago Uni to investigate staff role in students' placement scam
50 medical students used part of their three-month work placements as holidays in 2019.

Service on March 13 to mark mosque attacks anniversary
The event, Ko Tātou, Tātou We Are One will mark the second anniversary of the attacks.

'Outrageous': CTV families slam investigation by engineer's body
Engineering New Zealand was first asked to investigate Alan Reay eight years ago.

Two people injured in serious crash in Christchurch
A St John spokesman said a person had serious injuries and another, moderate injuries.

Faulty multi-box source of 'devastating' house fire
The blaze broke out at a Christchurch property at about 11.30am on Friday.

Mid-flight drama as engine cuts out on passenger plane
The plane was above Clinton, travelling at about 5000 feet, when the engine stopped.

Pest control company facing charges over poisoning which hospitalised worker
A Pest Control Research worker came into contact with a poisonous substance.

Man pleads guilty to crash that killed father and baby
Matthew Dale Harris and his daughter Ruby Jane Harris, five months, died in the crash.

Covid-19: Dunedin Railways shutdown partly to blame for council company's deficit
The railway company was put into hibernation as an alternative to closure.

Third abandoned house fire in two months: Being treated as suspicious
A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesman said it was "well ablaze" on arrival.

Water contamination scare in Otago: Blood tests to look for elevated lead levels
One test in December that found lead levels were more than 40 times the maximum.

Dynamic batting pair secure win for country cricket team
Toby Doyle and Chris Beatson scored 45 and 66 runs respectively.

Fears grow for Queenstown's survival
Otago and Southland are among the regions expected to be most affected by Covid-19.

Australia's uncomfortable truth
Right-wingers' extreme content-sharing on social media potentially breeds terrorists.

Wallet lost in Antarctica 50 years ago returned
Grisham's wallet was gone for so long at the bottom of the world he forgot all about it.