Timaru man the first Kiwi to be charged for importing a child sex doll.

"For her to bang the drum of safe trail use smacks of a hypocrisy I can't ignore.''

One minute she was riding her mountain bike, the next she was face down in the gravel.

Youth Court education officers cut youth reoffending by almost three-quarters.

Fire crews battling a ship blaze in Timaru's Port have almost extinguished it a week on.

Two fires on a ship that have been burning since Monday night are still smouldering.

Firefighters put in all-night effort as fishing boat burns.

Paul Hatherley was killed in a crash - two years ago his son was killed by a falling log.

Ten crews battled the blaze at its peak.

Traffic is building around the country as commuters head home from their Easter break.

People were flown to Timaru Hospital after the crash.

A police officer who texted a suspect and offered movie tickets acted inappropriately.

Avalanche memorial hut to go after falling into disrepair and low usage.

George Hill, 17, has been remembered in a tribute from his former school.

Drivers should expect delays on the Temuka-Orari Highway (SH1) after train v car crash.

A body found between two buildings in Timaru has been named as teenager George Jack Hill.

Police are carrying out a scene investigation where a man's body was found in Timaru.

Polytech and vocational training leaders meet in Manukau tomorrow to map a survival plan.

The storm has split in two and continues to ravage Canterbury and the lower South Island.

Police were called just past 2am to reports a car had gone down a bank.

You think it's been hot so far this summer? Wait till tomorrow.

Waiau in North Canterbury records 37C as January is on track to be our hottest month ever.

Police say an 18-year-old woman has been sexually assaulted in Timaru.

Police have named the woman who died in a crash on the Timaru-Pareora Highway yesterday.

Whanganui motorcycle racer Hunter Stoneman-Boyle steps up to national competition

Timaru woman boxes in tourist driver after extremely dangerous overtaking.

Two major crashes on Canterbury roads, two more killed.

The win will enable the family to have something money can't by - time with each other

A lucky punter who bought a Lotto ticket in Timaru is now $7.25 million richer.

The dry weather is set to continue up until Christmas, the MetService says.