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Heli-skiing death: Coroner renews calls for helicopter cockpit video recorders

Auckland businessman fatally crushed on snowy mountain summit.

'Gutless': Man avoids jail after $11k student flat burglary

Cheylan Dawson received a home detention sentence and 200 hours' community work.

Truck ploughs into parked cars near Dunedin Airport

Police were notified of the crash early this morning.

Frank: Ōamaru - How one town moved forwards by going backwards S3, E15

Could Ōamaru be the steampunk capital of the world? Frank Film investigates. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / Frank Film

Polar blast coming: Wet weekend for much of the south, cold in the north

A significant polar blast is forecast to impact the country early next week.

'National shame': 812 children seen by DHB for suspected abuse in 5 years

The DHB has seen 55 cases of suspected abuse in children so far this year.

PM commits $4 million for Mid Canterbury farmers affected by floods

Jacinda Ardern has spent the day in Canterbury, which was devastated by torrential rain.

Lockdown harmed Kiwi kids – shocking new study finds

Avoiding hospitals and reduced access to healthcare contributed to worse outcomes.

Snow to sea level possible in Canterbury next week

There is a reportedly a 30-50 per cent chance of snow to sea level.

'His word against mine': She alleged sexual assault, but she ended up facing charges

After making a sexual assault complaint a Dunedin woman was the one in the dock.

'I thought he could kill me': Oamaru officer's fear attack might prove lethal

An Oamaru police sergeant was attacked by a man he thought he knew well.

'Really prevalent': The worrying teen trend that has a lasting impact

Distribution of explicit images of unsuspecting teens by their peers is rampant in Otago.

Former council chairman pinged over waste-dumping

The West Coast Regional Council has thrown the book at the operators of a private dump.

Killer drink-driver caught again, avoids jail

Dean Anthony Martin, 62, has been caught driving while disqualified 12 times.

Frank: Blackball - The Renaissance of the West Coast S3, E14

From coal and cannabis to a writers’ festival and a forest track – Blackball is the town that refused to die. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / Frank Film

Overstayer to remain behind bars till deportation

The woman had arrived in New Zealand on May 13, 2019, on a three-month visitor visa

You call this cold? Antarctica plunges to -81.7C as polar blast, rain set to hit NZ

The rain is expected to hit the country this weekend.

Helicopter crash: Mum describes bringing her 'baby home in a body bag'

A Queenstown pilot has described bringing her "baby home in a body bag".