At -25.6C, New Zealand's coldest day, in 1903, caused frostbite and burst bottles.

The long weekend road toll his risen to three after a fatal crash in Canterbury.

"It's crazy how freak accidents can just happen": Friend of dead Twizel farm worker.

Whanganui rowers frank their rep selection form by helping North beat South over Easter.

'What in the actual world just happened?'

The crash happened at about 7.30am and involved two vehicles.

One of the first people at the scene of the triple fatal crash describes the scene.

Cyclist couple met with kindness in India and Vietnam - but sworn at in the South Island.

It would be the biggest brown trout ever - if it ever emerges.

The three men went to work yesterday to make a difference in conservation.

"Unfortunately it seems like people have to die before anything gets done."

The road carnage began at 1.30am yesterday, with the most recent crash at 8.10am today.

Horror crashes have claimed four lives and left others badly hurt.

Stormy weather for much of central New Zealand and South Island.

'It gets to you after a while'

A rejected ring, a spa/boat combo and a spinning spaceship were among the top 10.

The search will continue today for a 66-year-old Canterbury man missing at Lake Benmore.

A family of 17 are trapped overnight because of an avalanche.

A helicopter has been sent to the scene in the Ohau Ski Field.

Nobody appears to have been injured in a one-car crash near Twizel this afternoon.

A weather balloon with cameras attached has captured a stunning view of Central Otago from the sky.

Author Sean Colenso's decision to use an online company to self-publish his first book "turned a dream into a nightmare" and left him $11,000 out of pocket.

A Twizel woman who lost control of a vehicle leading to the death of her husband and injuries to her daughter has been discharged without conviction.

Two people are dead and five others have been injured in a two-car smash near Twizel in the South Island tonight.

This crash involved a single vehicle that lost control and rolled several times on State Highway 8 in Tekapo at about 4:30pm.

A Twizel chef who died after crashing her car into a tree may have been distracted while eating pizza, the coroner says.

Out-of-control athletes and supporters forced a bar to close and police to shut down a party of 200 after the NZ Rowing Championships in Twizel at the weekend.

Enthusiasm tinged with a note of caution greeted the announcement yesterday of the "Mackenzie Agreement", aimed at bringing opponents together over future development of the high country region.