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Death at Mount swimming event

TRAGEDY: Sixty-eight-year-old Bruce Smith died during the Sand to Surf event on Saturday. PHOTO/ANDREW WARNER 191116aw21bop By staff

Helicopter nappy run to cut-off family

A Civil Defence helicopter made a nappy run to a remote part of Marlborough to bring supplies to a family with a young baby who have been cut off.

Towns without water

Services slowly return to normal across Marlborough but many still advised to boil water.

Quake victims urged to dig own toilets

A further public health message has been issued for quake affected communities.

A picture of devastation

New aerial photos show there is much work to be done after Monday's 7.8 quake.

Kaikoura running out of drinking water

Vital supplies are being flown in as Kaikoura has less than 24 hours of drinking water left.

Schools close, exams disrupted due to flooding

A number of schools have been closed due to flooding, affecting some students due to sit exams after afternoon.

'Take tsunami sirens seriously'

JS141116NADQUAKE115.JPG A planned surf lesson for a group of international students at Sandy Bay went ahead yesterday after instructors

Historic homestead collapses

A historic homestead is in tatters and the four other properties on a north Canterbury sheep and beef farm were damaged in today's

Gastro outbreak numbers revealed

Forty-five people, mostly over 70 were admitted to hospital with campylobacter a Hawke's Bay District Health Board update reveals. The

Car in sea sparks emergency call

Emergency services responding to reports of a car in the water at Blockhouse Bay today soon learned the car had been there for a number of weeks.

Plunging into "unsafe" waters

Float the idea of a dip in Whangarei's Town Basin and most people will respond with some variation of "ew .... bad idea". But that's

Dinghy link to island mystery confirmed

A dinghy found floating near Brown's Island may be connected to the mysterious fire there, police have confirmed.

Iwi resolute in protecting waterways

By working together, Ngati Kahungunu and other iwi hope to send a strong message about the state of Hawke's Bay's waterways. Today

Couple helped by diabetes advice

First users of advice "toolkit" report more exercise, smaller meals.

Fat tax a turn-off for fast food

Tax would lead 14 per cent to quit, survey finds

DNA trace may find source of water bugs

Water contaminations like that which recently left thousands of people sick in Havelock North could be quickly traced with new DNA-based technology.

Free diver's record breath hold

Kathryn Nevatt held her breath for seven minutes and 45 seconds while floating face down in Porirua pool, setting a new national record.