In flames: Car fire blocks Dunedin's Northern Motorway
Emergency services are responding to a car fire in Dunedin.
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Get out the sunscreen, it's sunshine for all
Thames, Alexandra and Wanaka are all expected to get to 28C today.
20 pupils stood down for drinking before school
Pupils drank alcohol before school and others drank during course of the day.
Pike River: Miners ready to recover mates
In just a few weeks, experts will chip off the concrete seal to the mine's entrance.
'You've got to keep going': Sarah Dowie on campaign trail
Invercargill locals "understand that everyone's human", embattled MP says.
Ban lifted: Lime scooters back on Auckland's streets
Auckland Council made its ruling after suspending Lime's license last week.
'Reckless' Airbnb operator's $12k fine for shipping containers
Owner "took risk with other people's lives" using shipping containers as accommodation.
Teen robbed intellectually impaired man, spent it on cannabis, fast-food and Kmart
The thief was sentenced to a year of home detention.
Stoned hit-and-run: Touching moment outside court after Zara's death
Joshua Chellew was today sentenced to home detention over the death of 14-year-old Zara.
Plucky penguin escapes being shark snack three times
A yellow-eyed penguin has tussled with sharks three times and lived to squawk the tale.
Lime finally hands data to council
Scooters set to stay off streets until at least Wednesday.
Lime scooters: Injuries appear to drop following two council bans
E-scooter Injury claims appear to have dropped dramatically since Lime was suspended.
Lime scooters being used 250km from Christchurch
The scooters were in steampunk capital, Oamaru, far from their Christchurch home.
'Dreadful loss': Clutha River jet boat crash victim identified
'Very talented' jet boat operator and family man confirmed dead in crash.
The staggering cost of bad housing on Kiwis' health
Injuries, hospital admissions from bad housing cost NZ up to $164m a year: researchers
'He was petrified to go back': Prison guard died days after returning to work
Before his death, guard told his ex-partner the prison was becoming 'scarier and scarier'.
Investigation continues into jet boating accident
A woman who was suspected to have broken her leg remains in hospital.
Break out the blankets and brollies - cold snap hits NZ
Cyclone Oma is headed off north, but a cold southerly will bring rain and winds today.
KiwiBuild sales give wrong idea about Wanaka market - developer
The confidence in the Wanaka housing market has been affected by KiwiBuild's sales.
Drizzle before the sizzle! Clear skies tipped for 50,000 fans at Six60
MetService is tipping overnight showers to pass this morning.
Massive slip closes highway
The slip cascaded down over State Highway 6 north of Franz Josef Glacier.
Motorcyclist seriously injured in Dunedin after hitting car
Injured party transported by St John to Dunedin Hospital in a serious condition.
Global winemasters get taste of Hawke's Bay
Top international Masters of Wine getting a taste of Hawke's Bay's finest.
Otago Uni introduces drug checking for O-Week
Students will be able to have the substance they plan on ingesting tested.
Stabbed 40 times: Miniature horse dies after five-hour surgery
A miniature horse stabbed 41 times in a vicious attack in Waitati has died.
Miniature horse stabbed over 40 times in vicious attack
The incident took place in a Waitati paddock at midnight on Sunday.
Convicted of drunk-driving - on a motorised chillybin
Thinking of having a few drinks and then going for a spin on top of a motorised chillybin?
Brothers, 24 and 30, drown while diving for kai
Two men who died were brothers doing what family say "they both loved most".
Smoking cannabis in your teens linked to higher risk of depression - study
New study on cannabis' mental harms reflects earlier findings - New Zealand expert
Watch: Ute takes evasive action to avoid head-on with rental van
Police trying to track down driver of rental van who forced oncoming vehicle off the road.
'Makes me sick': Public toilet rapist took wife, family to visit crime scene
He raped woman in public toilets, then went home for fish and chips with his family.
'My lungs were burning': Mystery hero who saved swimmers from rip revealed
Reluctant hero says surf life-saving advertisements had taught him what to do.