
Fears growing for missing Southland tramper
Stephanie Simpson has not been seen or heard of since Friday.
Stephanie Simpson has not been seen or heard of since Friday.
Luke Howden and his partner escaped the waters with just photos and their dog Scruffy.
As water levels drop and evacuated families return to their homes, reality kicks in.
Total costs for the clean up following the floods are expected to run into millions.
Cars and homes flooded after Mataura River surges through the town.
The chemicals, stored at an old paper mill, sit right by the river.
Some families were forced to wade through waist-high water to safety.
While some tourists were helicoptered out today, others remain stranded overnight.
Driver and a front-seat passenger transported to Dunedin and Invercargill for treatment.
National Party calls for review of NCEA exam setting.
Emergency crews are at the scene of a quad bike accident in Waikaka Valley.
A person has been critically injured in a car crash in Nelson.
Baby's fast arrival meant Southland primary unit couldn't be reached.
Gore council keen to protect its burgeoning relationship with Mongrel Mob leader.
A police dog was involved in the arrest, and 'one or two people' were injured.
Wanted man teased for his appearance as one pleads: "Leave Mr Tumnus alone".
Police in Gore are hunting a man who rammed a police car and made off with pistols.
Endangering transport carries a maximum penalty of 14 years imprisonment.
Officials have stepped into a third of all low-decile schools since 2009.
As far as crime stories go this one may be due to the silence of the lambs?
Man sentenced to three months' community detention and nine months' supervision.
A troubled cannabis event has had a last minute venue change.
One lane of SH1 west of Edendale is blocked after the 5.06am crash.
Top Facebook director made the admission to a committee of US members of Congress.
Events in Southland and Waikato have been cancelled following advice from police.
Andrew Ian Rance, 21, had been in the army since 2015.
A PlaceMakers premises that's for sale in Gore has increased interest.
A death notice has named the boy as Lachlan Paul Graham Jones.
Review after three-year-old boy found dead in Gore wastewater treatment pond.