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A decision made only minutes before accident saved a six-year-old boy from being crushed.
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Previous owner buys back chopper firm from Ngāi Tahu Holdings
A Queenstown helicopter company has been sold back to its former owner.
Five taken to hospital with sulphur burns after Dunedin incident
Emergency services are at a fertiliser plant after an accident involving sulphur.
Lake Ōhau fire: 'Challenging day' ahead for fire crews after flare-ups
Residents readied to picked over what remains after up to 40 homes destroyed or damaged.
Killer driver had been sentenced on similar charges
Luke Savigny killed a passenger while on supervision for similar driving offences.
40-50 homes confirmed destroyed in huge fire: 'It's black, it's awful'
Fire crews still battling to protect homes today, drone finds 'significant hotspots'.
Fuel-load on ungrazed land 'hazard to life'
Retired farmland and rampant wilding pines make a "huge" stockpile of fire-ready fuel.
Lake Ohau blaze: Dunedin man 'happy to be at a distance'
'It was pretty dramatic,' says family who had camped about 5km across the lake.
Racecourse cries foul over dog poo
Dog owners are asked to remove their pet's poo from Wingatui Racecourse.
Parole denied: Woman 'thought she was going to die' after horrific domestic abuse
Samuel Anderson had been in the relationship for only a few months when violence started.
The tragic death of Sophia Crestani: Family reflects a year after uni party horror
The family of Sophia Crestani are still heartbroken a year after her tragic death.
The return of spring: Temperatures could soar to 12C above average tomorrow
Time to put on the summer sheets - overnight temperatures could be much warmer than usual.
Killling spree: Dog responsible for death of 50 lambs evades capture
Dog is suspected to be one that escaped its owner several months ago.
Dark skies and designer lodges in the Ahuriri Valley
There's no noise, no wind, just silence and stars - a once in a lifetime experience.
'Low risk' of reoffending for repeat upskirt filmer
The 26-year-old was sentenced on five charges of making an intimate visual recording.
Otago University pulls back on minority selection changes
Medical school withdraws planned changes on Māori, Pasifika and refugee applicants.
Covid-19: Plan to flush out virus spreaders
Virus could be detected in wastewater and traced back to the source, says Otago academic.
Weather: Temperatures as low as -3 in last lash of Arctic blast
Icy winds will round out the month, with some in the South Island in for a freezing night.
Snow wonder! Brace for more wintry weather
Heaviest snowfalls in years blanket Otago and Southland for start of school holidays.
She felt unsafe, and insisted on getting out of the car
After the driver began 'drifting and rallying' this 18-year-old decided she'd had enough.
Your weather: Bitterly cold weather in Southland as snowfall mixes with icy blasts
'In places with snow and forecasted southwesterlies it will get pretty heinous.'
Your weather: Flurry of severe weather warnings as snow hits the south
A rapidly deepening low has hit with heavy rain, gales, snow - and cold temperatures.
Stormy Sunday: Gales, heavy rain, 1350 lightning strikes, harbour bridge could close
Authorities are taking no chances with Auckland Harbour Bridge as gales threaten.
Man with huge, expensive drug habit jailed
The drug dealer's meth habit cost him about $3000 a day.
'Severe weather': Antarctic blast set to hit on weekend
Snow and cold winds will make travelling difficult and stress livestock.
Disabled man couldn't get treatment until it became emergency
Man's family have had to battle system to get him urgent medical care.
'I was in that sort of mood': Man sentenced for graveyard sex assault
Man's actions in the cemetery leave victim fearing what else he is capable of.
School principals split on legalising cannabis
Principals' leader stirs up a storm by advocating cannabis legalisation.
'Outdoor sex and bad smell': Pig farmer's hilarious warning to future neighbours
"The stench was incredible. Absolutely no one could live downwind of that place."
One person dead, two in hospital after serious crash in Dunedin
One person has died in a single-car crash on Ravensbourne Rd in Dunedin.
'She loved me a lot': Slain mum brought close through strangers' stories
After her mum was murdered, Georgina Jacobs had little to remember her by - until now.
Southland man admits careless driving in fatal crash
Man admits speeding and reckless driving in crash that killed 20-year-old woman.
Thunderstorms and snow in the south, sun in the north
Check Metservice before travelling, a meteorologist warns.
Violent teen to be released as 'more time won't help'
Ollie Walker punched a Corrections officer so hard, he was left unable to speak properly.