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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.

Police recover haul of stolen machinery
Much of the machinery was taken days earlier in a ram raid at a Bay of Islands quarry.

Two South Island Highways closed
Parts of State Highway 87 and State Highway 82 are closed for most of Labour Weekend.

Teacher censured for unsafe kayak trip
Waimate High School teacher censured for taking students on kayaks without lifejackets.

Winter storm chaos: What you need to know
A nasty weather system has caused chaos across the country. Here's what you need to know.

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.

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.

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.

Dangers of hitchhiking alone highlighted
A coroner has urged backpackers not to hitchhike alone after a Czech tourist was picked up by convicted kidnapper, before she was sexually assaulted and killed.