Latest from South Island

John MacDonald: I feel for the parents, but the child has to come first

Opinion: Health NZ seeks guardianship of a 4-month-old for life-saving operation.

Two people hospitalised after crash in Wairau Valley

Three people have sustained minor injuries.

Watch: 'He just floored it' - Woman's hit and run caught on camera

The woman suffered cracked ribs and a concussion - and the driver is still at large.

Residents unite to fight planned social housing complex

The 110-home development includes five-storey apartment blocks.

Leeann Watson: Why are our politicians obsessed with tinkering?

Opinion: Tinkering with policy is not the way New Zealand moves forward.

Excessive TV viewing as a child can lead to higher risk of smoking, gambling

How much TV is too much?

Fire and Emergency NZ failed former rural firefighter by not giving him top job - ERA

Bruce Janes’ job as a principal rural firefighter was disestablished during a restructure.

Accused shoplifter faces raft of new charges

Letiecia Wilson has 17 charges added to the list – covering more than $8800 of goods.

John MacDonald: Crime statistics are only part of the story

OPINION: Christchurch crime stats at odds with the feeling in the city.

Take a hike: Where the walkers go to walk

If anyone knows NZ's best walks, it's Natalie Tambolash from Great Walks of New Zealand.

‘I’ve just murdered my girlfriend’: Coroner’s report reveals new details in Kiwi's death

Four months after meeting on a dating site, Rahul Patel murdered his partner as she slept.

Bluff company fined $40k, banned from fishing for pāua

Permanent forfeiture of the vessel to be decided through Civil Court.

Kura signal need for education development

Four kura keen to develop self-determined education for tamariki.

Two arrested after ‘dramatic’ police chase

One of those was a 15-year-old.

Construction trucks break onto a public park, use as a “shortcut” to the site for weeks

The Christchurch reserve now has muddied grass as a result of trucks commuting through it.

Police at second fleeing driver incident in 24 hours

The car was brought to a stop with road spikes, one was arrested.

Emergency services responding to incident on Lake Wānaka

A police spokesperson said someone was possibly missing in the water.

Dramatic police helicopter chase: Man steals car, dumps at BP station, steals another

The helicopter has been seen pursuing a car through Heathcote near the Port Hills.