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Thirteen chefs in the room - what do they eat?
Chefs, including Peter Gordon and Al Brown, fuel up before charity event.
Cruise ship crash, ship grounding force watchdog to act
Four incidents of ships grounding or hitting rocks involved poor navigation.
Watch: Truckies joke about running over cyclist, abuse rider
Truck occupant urges driver to run over cyclist, before unleashing a torrent of abuse.
Late winter's bite: Snow falling in deep south
Wintry blast brings rain and snow to a low as 200 metres in places.
She stole a $1 bag of chips and got fired. Now employer must pay more than $19k
Firing an employee after she wrongfully took a $1 bag of chips will cost a rest home $19k.
Gang kingpin jailed, but gets a pat on the back from judge
Gang kingpin jailed for robbery, but judge gives him a pat on the back for something else.
Man falls from horse, nearly drowns
It is thought the man was pulled from the sea by a member of the public.
First glimpse at Cardrona's $6m climate-taming chalet project
The development will showcase the durability of a new eco-friendly radiata pine product.
Man jailed for sexual remarks to 8-year-old girl
Offending forced girl and her family to move out of their home.
Drink-drive horror: Queenstown chef was so drunk he vomited and defecated
Chef described by lawyer as mild-mannered and hard-working, blames alcohol for offending.
Weather ahead: Goodbye sunshine, hello snow
Yesterday was stunning, but it's going to be a changeable start to the week.
Man haunted by aunt's death in state house, burns it down
The Mosgiel man had found his aunt dead in the house five months earlier.
Pregnant farmer fought to the end: 'You bloody near did it girl'
In a desperate final effort Nadine Tomlinson tried to smash a window and free herself.
Toddler's leg broken: Hit-run cyclist told to turn himself in
After knocking the toddler over, cyclist unleashed a torrent of abuse before riding off.
Tractor tragedy: Over $50,000 raised for family
The Givealittle page has already raised $51,509 since it was set up on Wednesday.
Watch: Tourist's dangerous driving sparks warning from rental firm
'We always try to give them a warning at first,' says rental car company.
Tractor tragedy: Givealittle page for grieving Tomlinson family
The Givealittle page for Scott Tomlinson has so far raised $38,000
Watch: Surfer caught on video harassing sea lions
Surfer filmed taunting and throwing an object at a group of sea lions.
Watch: 'Complete stupidity': Tourist's antics infuriate sea lion, anger locals
Visitors to a Dunedin beach are getting too close to protected sea lions.
'Our worst nightmare': Tractor deaths shake farming community
Death of Nadine Tomlinson and her son, Angus, was community's worst nightmare, locals say.
Death of mum and son in freak accident community's 'worst nightmare'
"It is the worst nightmare," a local said of the death of Nadine and Angus Tomlinson.
'They were lovely' – mother, son die in freak tractor accident
The mother and son killed in a North Otago tractor accident have been named.
Tractor tragedy: Time to look at kids' farm safety - Fed Farmers
The Otago president says its time for another look at children and farm machinery.
Space junk, satellites to be tracked from NZ base
Radar to track small satellites and space debris is the first in the Southern Hemisphere.
School holiday weather 'a mixed bag'
North Islanders can expect a dry Sunday and wet Monday.For the South Island, the reverse.
Plastic pariahs: Rise of the environmentally conscious shopper
Meet the sustainable shoppers.
Steve Braunias: Ancient man discovers the wheel
Steve Braunias asked his friend Shayne Carter to teach him how to drive.
Man's throat burned in sanitiser prank: 'It was a criminal act'
Costly "prank" for man who put hand-sanitiser in his colleague's raspberry cordial.
US TV star allows more public access to pristine NZ valley
Matt Lauer purchased the lease for $13 million last year.
'Nightmare': Father abused, neglected his children
As dad laid passed out, his toddlers played by hot element he used to spot cannabis.
US skier who died on Mt Aspiring named
The accident occurred around 1.30pm on Saturday near the Bonar Glacier.
'Running of the Beers' student fundraiser canned
Police have put the kibosh on a student fundraiser, saying it promotes excessive drinking.
Police's warning after Kiwis lose $40k in mail scam
Police are warning residents not to be taken in by a Malaysian-based postal scam.