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Coldest June morning in five years: Otago town shivers at -12.3C
Middlemarch has registered New Zealand's coldest June temperature since 2015.
Cloudy with a chance of rugby - Super match set
Sunday's forecast for Auckland's return to Super Rugby.
PM, Robertson's rugby rivalry
It was time for some banter between the PM and her minister after a serious few months.
Officer on domestic violence and firearm charges faces trial
His identity remains under wraps until August court date in front of a judge.
Your weather: Brrrrr, cold start but fine skies set for rugby
Much of the Central North Island and South Island woke to frosts this morning.
Empty class: Inside the foreign student crisis
Decisions on how to let foreign students back next year are needed soon.
The fake builder: Man in court after working on 34 properties
Ian Stead created 'records of work' using names of builders who worked on his house.
Ten things to do with kids in Wanaka
Heading south this winter? Here are some pit stops your kids will love.
Grieving family asked for feedback after newborn baby dies
Commission finds multiple errors leading to the death, and continued afterwards.
Spectacular clouds spotted over Central Otago
The extremely rare clouds were spotted above Central Otago.
Grassed off: Lawn-mowing dispute leads to bomb and stabbing threats
A dispute over an unkempt garden led a woman threatening to stab her property manager.
Big Read: Where Winston Peters will hunt for votes this election
Election 2020 is coming - what will NZ First promise this election - and to who?
Brrrr...! Heavy snow closes roads as wintry blast moves up country
There is snow down to 400m in places of the South Island, what's in store for the north?
'Virtually no car left' after alcohol-fuelled crash
'Nothing short of a miracle' that a Dunedin woman and her partner survived, says judge.
Their daughter lost both arms in a bus crash. Now they're fighting to stay in NZ
Parents feel NZ's justice system has failed them.
'Crazy evil act': Man jailed after brutal slaying of miniature horse
The 'horrible, unimaginable brutal crime affected everyone in the village'.
Dunedin dairy stops selling golliwog dolls
Willowbank Dairy had reportedly been selling golliwogs for six months.
Driver convicted over bus crash which left girl without hands
Driver admits charges of careless driving causing injury after January bus crash.
Travel boom as Kiwis escape for long weekend
It's the first holiday weekend since New Zealand moved to alert level 2 - and we're off.
Bowel cancer 'not just old person's disease'
"They say we're not in the risk category but it's everywhere," says 37-year-old.
Queenstown zipwire accompanied by soundtrack of talented musicians
NZ's adventure tourism capital welcomes back its buzz.
Gang tangi flouted lockdown rules - why police didn't try to stop it
Up to 50 people turned up for the funeral of the patched Black Power member.
Cowboy roofer avoids jail after $100k scam to fund gambling
Macaulay Marchant left trail of misery when he used clients' money to live the high life.
Opinion: Time to pursue new strategies for Central Otago
Reliance on international tourism has caused some areas to be hit hard in the lockdown.
Fears Covid-19 hit districts will face huge line charge rises
Under Aurora Energy's proposal, line charges may increase by up to $500 a year.
Man who brutally beat ex-partner and urinated on her bed paroled
Forde Jury, who pulled clumps of hair from his ex-partner's head, given early release.
Dry week ahead for most of New Zealand
Aucklanders used 416 million litres of water on Saturday.
Big Read: Grieving family's questions join chorus over Covid-19
Prime Minister's office vague on what inquiry will be held on Covid-19, or when.
Elderly woman survives in freezing cold after car accident
The temperature was below 0C when she was found on Saturday night.