Latest from Waimate

Waimate woman killed on quad bike named

Woman died in quad bike accident at Waimate.

Man saves dog from death row after stealing him back from the pound

Desperate dog owner admits going to extreme lengths to save beloved dog from death row.

Timaru tastes best: Town has top tap water

The location of NZ's best tasting tap water has been revealed, and it isn't Auckland.

One dead in crash in Waimate, Canterbury

One person is dead after a car crash in Waimate, Canterbury

Waimate death not suspicious, police confirm

Michael Parker's death will be referred to the coroner.

Police investigating after 44yo man found dead

The man was found deceased at the property.

NZ's oldest oak tree dies

Oak was brought from England as an acorn in 1824 and was admired by Charles Darwin.

Influenza dead to be remembered

National memorial planned to remember victims of 1918 pandemic.

'Fundraising machine' dies aged 89

Wife and mother the home and farm power source behind successful business.

Appeals for fire survivors raise $126k

Donations have poured in from around New Zealand for three sisters whose parents and young brother died in a Waimate fire two months ago.

Thousands raised for Waimate fire sisters

Two appeals for funds to help three sisters who survived the Waimate fire which killed their parents and young brother have raised $67,365.

Thousands raised for 'well loved' family

Just over $40,000 has been raised for the three girls orphaned in a South Canterbury fire this week.

'I wanted to save my parents'

The three sisters who escaped a house fire that killed their parents and younger brother yesterday have spoken of their horrifying ordeal for the first time.

'They are very scared, and crying'

The three sisters orphaned after yesterday's horror Waimate house fire have spent their first night without their parents and younger brother.

Fires claim four lives in one day

Two fires have claimed the lives of four people today, prompting the Fire Service to warn people that all blazes can be dangerous, regardless of size.

Orphaned sisters mourning loss of family

Three sisters orphaned after a horror house fire in South Canterbury this morning are "very scared" and mourning the loss of their parents and younger brother.

Six people injured in Waimate crash

Hitchhiker's final hours

A hitchhiker was forced to walk more than 4km into a forest where she was sexually assaulted and murdered, before her killer took his own life.