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'Ripped off': Man storms dealer's house after cannabis deal goes wrong

Tyler Coll will spend the next six months on a curfew after a bungled armed hold-up.

Buyer tries to stop US billionaire Peter Thiel selling Queenstown home to rival

Queenstown resident put caveat on Thiel's home, claiming it was promised to him.

'Go to work sick or leave without pay': Nurses forced to work sick

Front line nurses: Employment conditions are described as woefully inadequate.

Kiwi Covid survivor 'was prepared to be carted out'

Former London teacher Emma Prentice says "looking back, I was way sicker than I realised".

Weather warnings as strong winds, heavy rain forecast

Gusts could reach 130km/h in the Canterbury high country, and up to 120km/h elsewhere.

Hokitika car crash leaves one person in critical condition

Person flown to hospital.

Timaru car crash: Community invited to service to remember five lives lost

A service is being held at Roncalli College on Thursday in memory of the five boys killed.

Man who filmed 18yo employee in shower gets permanent name suppression

The victim's family say they're disgusted by the sentence and fear the man will reoffend.

Seven food stops to plan your next road trip around

Armies might march on their stomachs but after a road trip this rich, they'd roll.

'Harmful': Youth have no trust in controlling 'care' environments

Youth care residences kept youngsters for too long, affecting their safety and wellbeing.

Traps which pose risk to dogs and children found in popular park

Six leg-hold traps were found in Christchurch's Bottle Lake Forest Park.

Say cin-cin to a little gin

Queenstown's first boutique gin garden has just opened.

Five teens killed in overloaded, speeding car; one found in boot

"It is a tragedy and it will reverberate around our community for a long time."

'We are gay, is that a problem?': Quiet romance flourishing after five decades

Eric Dyer, 79, and Jim Williams, 95, met in Auckland in 1968.

'Devastating' crash: Five killed, driver seriously injured in speeding, overloaded car

Five people have been killed in an horrific single-car road crash in Timaru.

Car crashes into riverbank outside Queenstown

The driver has been taken to Dunedin hospital in a serious condition.

Snow could dust South Island cities this weekend

And don't forget to rug up for the rugby in Auckland tonight.

Ellesse Andrews' proud family: 'It was amazing, ants-in-your-pants stuff'

The "inspirational" Olympian started competing at the age of 16.