Latest from South Island

Nurse exposes inequity in prostate cancer tests

While Auckland and Northland can get scans for free, South Islanders jump through hoops.

Teen with airgun greeted census workers like ‘gangster’

Damian Robert Larsen has appeared in court after confronting census workers with a gun.

Homicide investigation under way after body found in garage

Man last seen on April 11 linked to unexplained death probe after car found at scene.

Wanaka mountain biker died ‘doing the thing he loved’

The man who died at Queenstown Bike Park was a former president of Bike Wānaka.

SPCA slams hunting event sending children off to shoot cats

Hunters aged 14 or younger have until late June to kill as many feral cats as they can.

Geraldine tragedy: Responding firefighters take work leave, tight community wraps around

Some of the responding crews had decades of experience, had won crash-rescue contests.

Police confirm man found off coast is Dunedin resident

Police confirm the man who died in an overboard incident was a 57-year-old from Dunedin.

'Tropical disturbance' to bring another soaking to Wellington, South Island

The worst rain should hit between Friday afternoon to Saturday morning.

Police investigating after person found dead in Rangiora home

The person's death is being treated as unexplained at this stage.

'Looking for confrontation': Violent campground attack brings jail term

'Serious violence' at campground left man trapped and unable to escape Garry Brown.

Man with a history of 'obscene exposure' strikes again

Man with a history of 'obscene exposure' strikes again surprising a funeral home worker.

Group involved in midnight rescue from South Island mountain

Police responded after reports one of the group members had a broken arm.

Weather: Forecast looks better for last week of school holidays

A few dreary showers across the country will finish over the weekend as humidity returns.

Police investigating whether series of aggravated robberies in Canterbury are linked

A bank, a supermarket and a dairy have recently been targeted in the region.

Police appeal for man captured on CCTV to come forward following bank robbery

A man entered the bank armed with a weapon on Wednesday afternoon.

Death of man whose body was found being attacked by dogs 'not suspicious'

The Herald understands when police arrived dogs appeared to be attacking the man’s body.

‘Everybody in the flat has it’: Scabies break out among Christchurch students

A Christchurch GP has confirmed numerous young people have presented with the condition.

Cancer patient forks out $25k, drives five hours to avoid twelve-week waiting period

The woman told the Herald she was disgusted by the waiting periods.