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Hokitika councillor's brush with death after freak lawnmower accident
A small stone, flicked off a blade, nearly killed Hokitika councillor Latham Martin.
Thousands of cubic metres of rubbish to be moved from Fox Glacier landfill
Another rubbish cleanup is also underway.
Police cleared over not arresting drink-driving murderer night before he killed again
A groomsman at David Bain's wedding, Paul Tainui was carrying knives in his car.
Crafty NZ holidays for makers
Will you carve pounamu, sharpen a knife, create a glassblown vase, or make a broom?
Communities split over free school lunches
Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?
Free school lunches: Wellington and South Island
Full list: Who gets free school lunches in Wellington and the South Island.
The Road Ahead: What's really happening in the engine room of NZ tourism
From Queenstown to Hokitika, Covid-19 has caused carnage.
Chilly start but sun coming for most of the country
Frosty start to give way to fine weather for most of New Zealand.
Dunedin connections back on Air NZ schedule
Air NZ will restart domestic flights between Auckland, Dunedin and Wellington on June 1st.
Hundreds told to prepare to flee as storms batter the South
While some tourists were helicoptered out today, others remain stranded overnight.
Body found in Hokitika River after man fell from rocks
Police believe it is that of the 23-year-old man who failed to surface yesterday.
Highway closure planned ahead of heavy rain
The area on the West Coast was affected by storms and slips last month.
Weather chaos: Flooding, roads closed, internet down as storm batters nation
After the South Island was slammed by summer storm, the chaos shifts northward.
Watch: Dramatic landslide into swollen river caught on camera
Wild weather evacuates residents, closes main roads.
Wild weather: Timaru evacuation alert issued; SH1 closed, peak flooding expected at 7pm
A local state of emergency has been declared in Timaru following ongoing heavy rainfall.
Watch: NZ's dumbest criminals? Firestarters post social media video
Two boys tried to set the club grounds on fire, then uploaded the footage to Instagram.
Man in 20s pulled from the Hokitika Gorge
A rescue helicopter is on its way to transport the man to hospital.
'Contagious personality': Givealittle set up for family of swept away Emily
A fundraising page aims to support Emily's family and preserve her memory.
'Incomprehensible': Family in shock after Emily, 9, swept away
Couple's only child had been spending holidays with extended family in Hokitika.
Hokitika River: Search for girl, 9, to continue overnight
A girl and elderly man were swept away while whitebating on the West Coast this morning.
Hokitika baby death: Boy's father denies murder
C.J. Bodhi Brian White-Sinclair died on July 9.
Reardon cruises home
Whanganui motorcycle ace Seth Reardon plays it cagey to win NZ Enduro title.
Enduro title is Seth's for the taking
Whanganui rider Seth Reardon gets two throws at the dice to claim the NZ enduro title
Fliers cheat death in glacier crashes
Survivors of Franz Josef Glacier plane crashes shivered overnight and faced long walk out.
Man arrested after 10-month-old baby seriously injured
The baby was airlifted to Christchurch Hospital, where he is in a critical condition.
Mothers ask PM to review double murders
Two mothers appeal for review of double murderer's case.
$25,000 find: Casual prospector's luck suddenly turns to gold
He found a rock - that turned out to be a nicely formed gold nugget weighing 6.25 ounces.
'Scary': Govt steps in to help 367 schools - the full list
Officials have stepped into a third of all low-decile schools since 2009.
Pike River: Faces of the 29 victims
They were fathers, sons, & husbands. These are the faces of the Pike River 29.
Wildfoods Festival operator steps away, future unknown
The future of the festival is up in the air.
H-Files: The postal poisonings - death by chocolate
Poisoned and posted chocolates - copycat crimes of 1930s New Zealand.
Thunderstorms and downpours cover North Island
Risk of downpours for many as front sweeps across North Island
River flooded more than 1m deep near victim's property
Torrent caused Westland river to carry largest volume of water in 15 years, local says.