Man arrested following Cook Strait ferries threat
Police are considering charges against the 33-year-old.
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Councillors in favour of dumping Ashburton slogan
Ashburton appeared on a handful of lists of one of the worst town slogans in the country.
Queenstown hospitality boss says table and chairs fee discount too late
The council last month announced the discount is in response to Covid-19.
Four new MIQ Covid cases, Cook Islands bubble update later today
Will there be any cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today?
Woman appears in court after violent Mid Canterbury incident
A woman has appeared in court facing serious charges after a weekend incident in Methven.
Māori trust accuses Bunnings of wanting cultural performers on the cheap
'They were doing the 'dial a Māori', trying to get anyone or someone to do it.'
Duck shooters urged to hand themselves in after women shot
The pair were walking along a track near the Clutha River when the incident happened.
'We lost everything': Woman details desperate efforts to save pets in Canterbury fire
The family was on an outing when the fire broke out.
Pink Bands: Classic gumboot altered for first time in 50 years
A special edition Pink Band gumboot is now on sale to raise money for breast cancer.
Tourism Minister hints at more support for Queenstown tourism
Stuart Nash says he will outline a number of measures at the TRENZ Hui 2021 this week.
Skiers sought for opening of new traverse near Queenstown
They will embark on a five-day journey across the Harris Mountains.
Violent attack: Woman charged after man seriously injured near Methven
Man airlifted to hospital after incident in Mid Canterbury.
NZ's Covid conundrums: The virus border breaches still confounding our experts
View a summary of New Zealand's most puzzling Covid-19 outbreaks.
'Just a bad day': Two missing divers found alive in Banks Peninsula
The two divers were reported missing after they failed to return from trip in Canterbury.
Police seek duck shooters after women suffer shotgun injuries
Duck shooters leave two women with minor pellet injuries while walking along a track.
Seafood industry in top of South Island needs hundreds of workers
A campaign has been launched to fill the roles.
'Heartbreaking': Private funeral held for Christchurch homicide victim
The man allegedly murdered in his Christchurch home last weekend has been farewelled.
68yo man's death: 28yo faces court charges
Man appearing in court tomorrow after death in Timaru
Unlikely duo: Workers stumble upon, catch man on run since December
Together, the pair apprehended the man, who was much taller than both of them.
Brrrrr: Temperatures as low as -6C as winter looms
It is not just the South Island that has felt the cold this morning.
Gunshots, violence, police: Person seriously injured in Chch incident
Police are investigating two violent incidents in Christchurch and Tokoroa.
Customs sacks nine border workers for refusing jab
More than 95 per cent of Customs staff have had first dose of the vaccine.
He stabbed six people behind bars. How one man escaped a gang and a life of crime
"The longer you live in the shadows the harder it will be to escape it."
Pensioners at war: The tiny town torn apart by 'toxic' dispute
Beneath Palmerston's calm exterior, tensions between rival pensioners have been bubbling.
'Put it away': Serial flasher convicted for 35th time
Barry Allan New has 34 convictions for obscene behaviour or indecencies since 1984.
Reality TV star Tavita Karika's death: 'He took his last breath - and with it our hearts'
Friends and family of the former Bachelorette contestant are fundraising to get him home.
Isolate immediately: Upgraded Covid warning for Brisbane travellers to NZ
Almost 400 passengers who flew to NZ from Brisbane were potentially exposed to Covid-19.
Up to five hour wait for London returnees headed to MIQ
The passengers arrived on a Singapore Airlines flight into Auckland International Airport.
Lost North Island trampers spend night in freezing West Coast bush
The group were intending to reach the Pfeifer Bivvy but found themselves kilometres away.
International flights dropped from Dunedin Airport
Before Covid-19, Virgin Australia flew two to three direct weekly flights from Dunedin.
Watch: Police investigating truck driver who cut off motorist on State Highway 1
"He deliberately ran me off the road."
West Coast worker killed by solvent fumes, company fined $160K
The man was laying carpet in a Greymouth building when he died.
Marlborough's new aquaculture rules have the 'scent of a Treaty breach', say iwi
Top of the south iwi are demanding new aquaculture rules in Marlborough be withdrawn.