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A video shows hundreds of people flooding into Queenstown mall at midnight.
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Boating tragedy: Lifeless toddler pulled from beneath vessel
Praise for surfers who continued CPR on the beach until rescue helicopter arrived.
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Parts of the country are having a hot, but blustery, afternoon.
Watch: Easter chaos in Queenstown after bars close at midnight
People could be seen climbing trees and damaging lampposts.
Ex-Mob member found with guns says he's left gang life behind
Boycee Karetu told the court he was holding on to the weapons for friends.
Complaints made against two Wānaka supermarkets for flouting Easter trading rules
Foodstuffs South Island defends decision to keep the stores open.
Developer who owes $1m to contractors selling luxury apartments
"We bent over backwards to help him," one creditor says.
'Best kind of surprise': Tuatara hatching caught on camera
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'A lot of competition': Queenstown accommodation for less than $20 a night
The NZ Hostel Association says prices are down about 50 per cent.
Rampage at Dunedin council: Death threats alleged against judge, lawyer
When declined bail, the man erupted, making a derogatory comment about the judge.
Salvation: Tourism Infrastructure Fund reopened - hardest hit regions getting priority
The fund was established in 2017 and last allocated money in 2019.
Power bills set to rise in South
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'Gone in an instant': Truck driver to pay $15k after killing friend
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'I thought a bomb had gone off': Man arrested after City Council rampage
Witnesses have described the moments a man went on a rampage at the Dunedin City Council.
30m down: Dog freed after four-hour mine shaft ordeal
Emergency services were called to the mine in the Blue Spur region last night.
Battery explosion cause of Wanaka house fire
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Judge gives double-fatal crash driver clean slate
The 17-year-old admitted two charges of careless driving causing death.
ASB Regional scoreboard: How is your local economy coping?
A table ranking regional economic performance reflects the two speeds of the recovery.
Father jailed for rape, sexual abuse of his children
The man must serve at least four years in jail before he can be considered for parole.
Ghost driver? Police pull over car to find nobody behind wheel
Police solve the mystery of the self-driving car after a quick chat with the occupants.
Covid-19 vaccination centre opens in Dunedin
Today the team began injecting the first of two doses to frontline health workers.
In the deep end: Man burnt mixing pool chemicals
Authorities called the incident "a bit of an oopsy".
Winter is coming: Rain throughout New Zealand this week
Rain, cloud and showers are set to descend on most of New Zealand this week.
'Ha ha ha': Bizarre rant criticising Queenstown prices shocks retailer
'Each time we read about another Queenstown business going belly-up we pop the cork.'
Queenstown mayor pushes for solution to labour woes
'There are all these people in Queenstown looking for work … but we can't hire them.'
Man questioned over gull killing spree
No charges had been laid yet but a person of interest has been identified.
Man allegedly breaks into woman's house, drags man out of bed
The female punched the man in the head to get him out of the house.
Results of study on QR scanning in Dunedin 'worrying'
The median rate of scanning was just 10 per cent.
Paedo in a 'Family Store': Sallies under fire over employee's dark history
47-year-old Dwayne Keats, a rapist on parole, was employed by the Salvation Army in 2017.
'Tsunami of patients': NZ hospitals in crisis after biggest January, February on record
One hospital declared a code black yesterday after reaching capacity.