PremiumPremiumNew ZealandLake Ōhau fire: Family still has 'nightmares' of firestormThe blaze destroyed 46 homes; the remains of about 20 per cent of those have been cleared.02 Nov 01:05 AM
New ZealandLabour Day weekend road toll jumps to eight - highest in a decadeIt's the highest it's been in more than a decade.29 Oct 06:46 AM
New ZealandMan's mammoth catch: NZ fisherman lands possible record-breaking troutA man's morning out near Twizel could soon land him in the record books.28 Oct 09:08 PM
New ZealandTwizel tops funding to control wilding pines in Canterbury$5 million has been funded for the project by Environment Canterbury.20 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandCommunities split over free school lunchesFull list: Which schools will get free school lunches?11 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandFree school lunches: Wellington and South IslandFull list: Who gets free school lunches in Wellington and the South Island.11 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandLake Ōhau fire: Long road to recovery for devastated villageFires continue to rage in Mackenzie Basin after consuming 5500 hectares.06 Oct 05:44 PM
New ZealandLake Ōhau fire flares up again, residents allowed to return to retrieve essentialsSome residents are now being allowed through the fire cordon 17km from Lake Ohau.05 Oct 08:56 PM
New ZealandLake Ōhau fire: 'Challenging day' ahead for fire crews after flare-upsResidents readied to picked over what remains after up to 40 homes destroyed or damaged.05 Oct 07:20 PM
New ZealandFuel-load on ungrazed land 'hazard to life'Retired farmland and rampant wilding pines make a "huge" stockpile of fire-ready fuel.04 Oct 05:28 PM
New Zealand'It's awful': Six more Lake Ohau households evacuatedThe blaze has chewed through an area of around 1608ha Fire and Emergency NZ says.04 Oct 07:42 AM
New ZealandLake Ohau blaze: Dunedin man 'happy to be at a distance''It was pretty dramatic,' says family who had camped about 5km across the lake.04 Oct 02:10 AM
New ZealandYour weather: Bitterly cold weather in Southland as snowfall mixes with icy blasts'In places with snow and forecasted southwesterlies it will get pretty heinous.'28 Sep 05:51 AM
New ZealandAoraki/Mt Cook blaze: 'The fire's sitting there under a cover of snow'The fire has ripped through more than 3000ha of mostly wilding pines near Twizel.01 Sep 07:42 AM
New ZealandHuge burning glow in the sky at uncontrolled fire near Aoraki/Mt CookEfforts continue to contain massive blaze alongside Lake Pukaki.31 Aug 07:02 PM
New ZealandScrub fire near Twizel moving at fast pace, two people injuredFourteen helicopters, two fixed-wing aeroplanes, and 10 appliances are on the ground.30 Aug 12:18 AM
New ZealandYour weather: South Island drops to freezing -10C, but sun set to shineEven in lockdown the sun is set to shine and you can still go out to fish, walk or ride.14 Aug 07:30 PM
New ZealandCar and campervan roll, one person serious, three helicopters dispatched'It's unknown if more people have been injured,' police say.26 Jul 03:10 AM
New ZealandFatal microlight crash: 'Respected' pilot identifiedTrevor Shadbolt, 60, was the sole occupant of the microlight.26 Jul 01:00 AM
New ZealandWatch: 'Checks and balances' - PM grilled on America's Cup probeJacinda Ardern says wait til MBIE has done its audit.02 Jul 11:19 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandChinese owners forced into selling NZ land were planning rollercoaster park near lakeThe investors were forced to sell the properties or risk potential prosecution.04 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandProposed mothballing of Hermitage Hotel a blow to Twizel, Mt Cook Village residentsDrop in tourism has put 170 jobs on the line at Mt Cook's Hermitage Hotel.01 May 08:19 PM
New ZealandCoronavirus: School sports events cancelledCoronavirus throws school winter sports in doubt.16 Mar 09:18 PM
New ZealandMassive $35m Lotto jackpot: NZ's second-biggest ever prize up for grabs$30 million was up for grabs in the Lotto draw but Powerball rolled over.19 Feb 05:35 PM
New ZealandOIO orders rich foreign investors to sell sensitive South Island propertiesA foreign investor's buy-up of sensitive land breached the Overseas Investment Act.17 Feb 09:25 PM
New ZealandLocals believe small town's golden ticket Lotto jackpot won by visitor"It would have been pretty hard for a local to have kept it real quiet ..."24 Jan 02:00 AM
New Zealand'I wasn't in a rush to claim the prize': $17.1m Lotto winner found at lastThe lucky Lotto winner has been tracked down.22 Jan 01:42 AM
New ZealandSunny weekend weather to remain for the weekFine weather for the country this week.19 Jan 02:03 AM
New ZealandSummer stunner: 30C on the cards for lucky fewIt will beach time for most of New Zealand today.17 Jan 09:25 PM
New ZealandHow to find the missing Lotto millionaire: Private investigator explainsEighteen days have passed since the prize was won but no one has claimed it yet.15 Jan 04:07 AM
New Zealand$17m search: Lotto eyes private investigator to track down missing winnerYou can almost hear James Bond Theme playing - it's time to track down a millionaire.13 Jan 07:26 PM
New ZealandLotto's $17m prize: How much the winner loses in interest each dayThe massive Powerball First Division numbers were struck on December 28, 16 days ago.12 Jan 11:22 PM
New ZealandUnclaimed $17m Lotto ticket: Tracking down the winnerOnly 2 per cent of winners don't claim their prizes, so it's likely they'll come forward.09 Jan 10:04 PM
New ZealandMystery Lotto winner: Could you be sitting on $17.1 million?Lotto urges people who bought tickets at Twizel's The Market Store to check their tickets.06 Jan 04:30 AM
