Latest from South Island

Fran O'Sullivan: New Zealand must move on from Ardern criticism to get real benefit from Covid inquiry

OPINION: Covid response should be examined dispassionately so NZ can learn for the future.

Storm leaves 13,000 without power in Tasman

High winds are ramping up.

O’Connor returns as Wallabies prepare for British and Irish Lions

The first test against the Lions is set for July 19 in Brisbane.

'Challenging conditions': Luxury retail giant DFS closing Kiwi stores

Duty Free Shoppers is exiting the Oceania market after 30 years.

‘You are a coward’: Teen jailed for Dunedin bus hub killing

The 14-year-old was jailed for more than 3 years for stabbing Enere McLaren-Taana, 16.

Ryman sales down, Summerset sales at record levels

Ryman's performance contrasted sharply with Summerset, which made record sales in quarter.

Dog helps find rare bird colony 'not seen for decades'

Tui the golden retriever 'real key tool' in finding new population of whio.

Passenger rescued after car drives into creek in rural Canterbury

The accident happened on Leeston Rd and Brookside and Irwell Rd just before 9am.

Why All Blacks changed selection tactics for French rematch

From bold and brave to pick and stick, the All Blacks must repay the faith in Wellington.

'Hardest worked woman': The extraordinary life of Nurse Maude

Nurse Maude was New Zealand's first district nurse, visiting 1100 patients in her first year.

NZ's LNG import plan could cost up to $1b, report reveals

Smaller LNG options would cost more per gigajoule but need less infrastructure.

Global neo-Nazi hate group stays on NZ terror watch

The group aims for a violent overthrow of governments to create white ethnostates.

Tasman farm 'looks more like a riverbed' after flooding

The stopbank-bursting Motueka River flattened 50 hectares of Dion McGaveston's farm.

'Quite exceptional': Young man killed in Stewart Island hunting trip tragedy remembered

Jock Davies was shot dead on a hunting trip to Rakiura Stewart Island.

Electric wheelchair user dies in hospital five days after being hit by car

Police in Ashburton are appealing for information about Saturday's crash.

Napier woollen yarn producer to close, 26 job losses

Design Spun had hoped to keep its mill running in Napier but that was 'not achievable'.