A Cromwell man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for raping and indecently assaulting a girl over a nine-year period some 40 years ago.

A drunk driver was suffocated between his car door and roof after swerving onto the wrong side of the road to hit a “ferret”, evidence given to a coroner says.

Stability limitations with the Easy Rider are shared by other boats of the same design, according to the Transport Accident Investigation Commission.

Invercargill Police are investigating a brutal invasion where a 62-year-old man was bound and gagged.

A man fired after alleged excessive phone and internet use at work has won interim reinstatement.