Scott Watson: 'I know I'm a victim'
The details of the first conversation between the father of Olivia Hope and the man convicted of her murder are revealed in a magazine article today.
The details of the first conversation between the father of Olivia Hope and the man convicted of her murder are revealed in a magazine article today.
Gerald Hope and Scott Watson believe they are both victims who are yet to get the truth about what happened to Olivia Hope and Ben Smart in the Marlborough Sounds.
Convicted Marlborough Sounds double murderer Scott Watson is set to learn before Christmas if he will be paroled.
A new satellite-based tool published by Landcare Research has provided one of the clearest views yet of what changes last month's 7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake wrought on the landscape.
A severe 5.5 jolt that shook central New Zealand yesterday afternoon has been followed by a flurry of tremors overnight.
Motorists travelling the alternative route between Christchurch and Picton have been caught up in heavy congestion today, as traffic pressure mounts on the post-quake thoroughfare.
Eighteen per cent of GP clinics closed their books to new patients
The 7.8 earthquake damaged around 20 per cent of Marlborough's storage tanks, but 2016 still promises to be a good year for wine.
The signs of summer are among us with pohutakawa trees flowering already and forecasters say the official first day of the season on Thursday will be calm and dry.
Wellingtonians and people living on the top of the South Island were shaken awake as a strong quake rattled the centre of the country.
Emergency supplies have finally landed in a cut-off community just 22km north of Kaikoura.
It's time to reach for the sunblock and head to the beach with the country set to swelter in 30C temperatures.
New Zealand is in for a relatively dry day today with areas of morning cloud and isolated showers in the north, clearing around midday and becoming mostly sunny.
Some of the earthquake relief efforts are wrapping up in Kaikoura.
Hundreds of home checks have been carried out in the worst-hit areas by Red Cross personnel since Monday's 7.8 quake.
A new video shows cracks have formed a major drop on a Clarence road.
Eight properties in Marlborough have been identified as being too badly damaged to be entered.
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.
Services slowly return to normal across Marlborough but many still advised to boil water.
Businesses in quake-hit areas will be paid to keep on staff for at least eight weeks, the Govt says.
Questions are being asked about why key government buildings in Wellington have been impacted so badly, as concerns about more buildings emerge.
A further public health message has been issued for quake affected communities.
As Govt announces its relief package, Kaikoura businesses spell out what they need to survive.
Isolated farms in distant parts of southern Marlborough will soon get their first face to face contact with authorities since the
West Coast police today advised motorists to take extra care when driving through the Lewis Pass and Maruia Valley on SH7 and SH65 as traffic numbers build up.
Police are checking that people have a legitimate reason to be in quake-hit areas.
New aerial photos show there is much work to be done after Monday's 7.8 quake.
A mercy mission into rural quake-hit Marlborough has led to donations for farming communities and offers of help.
A number of schools have been closed due to flooding, affecting some students due to sit exams after afternoon.
Our photographers and reporters share some of the images captured after yesterday's quakes.