Samuel Samson was sentenced to life imprisonment after killing the mother of his child.

Sergeant Henry Nicholas was awarded the VC for his heroic exploits in December 1917.

The boy told police that he wanted to go for a walk.

The health board has had problems before with unsterile instruments.

The attack came after the 21-year-old woman ended their near five-year relationship.

A fire investigator will be examining the scene.

Temuka local residents are pitching in to help out with the clean-up of the property.

Just hours after being bailed, Liam Marsh came across a car with the keys left inside.

The 22-year-old appeared in the Dunedin District Court on Wednesday.

Floodwaters in Canterbury have exceeded warnings "by a huge magnitude", Fed Farmers says.

There were audible gasps from snow industry reps as a researcher presented his findings.

The red warning notice is only issued for significant weather events.

"It makes us yachties look bad when you get an idiot like that," club commodore says.

The man also modified a heavy vehicle specifically to aid in growing cannabis.

Passenger Olivia Brown, who died in the crash, was told not to wear a seatbelt.

One night this month, there were 54 babies in the NICU unit.

The wintry conditions prompted warnings for road users.

They were the only ethnic group to pay a £100 poll tax for entry to NZ.

Raymond Michael McCarthy pleaded guilty to injuring with intent to injure.

His lawyer argued Charteris would likely die before he had served his sentence.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and other MP's were in Dunedin yesterday.

Researchers noted participants had much higher levels of antibodies after the second dose.

A 63-year-old woman is on trial facing a charge of careless driving causing death.

Lake Tekapo was already sitting on -5C at 9.30pm on Tuesday.

Hillside will receive $85 million for new facilities to assemble wagons.

Raymond Hemi has 11 previous convictions for violence.

The woman is charged with careless driving causing the death of Jaydon Millar Tackney, 21.

Two people died when a truck travelling on State Highway 90 rolled over on a bend.

Inspector Paula Enoka has also served in Timor Leste and represented NZ at hockey.

The business was awarded a $500,000 grant plus a $1 million loan in Covid relief funding.