A woman died from hypothermia after falling from a cliff and landing on rocks, the coroner has found.

Civil Aviation Authority investigators have yet to find an obvious cause of a fatal microlight accident which killed two people in Timaru on Friday.

Two people have died in a microlight crash near Timaru.

The body of a man found in Timaru's port today has been identified as that of missing man Donald MacLeod, police say.

A man's body has been found at the port in Timaru today.

Two good Samaritans buzzed into the Auckland Zoo carpark on a Vespa at the weekend, randomly handing out Christmas cards containing $100 apiece.

Friends and family of an 18-year-old high school student who died after a party are devastated and in disbelief.

"Another kick in the teeth for the family", is how the father of teenager William Lewis has described a parole hearing for his son's killer.

One person is dead after their car crashed into a parked vehicle on a rural road near Timaru today.

A person has been killed in a quad bike accident on a farm in Timaru this afternoon, police say.

The death of a Timaru man who fatally stabbed himself when arguing with his partner has been ruled a suicide.

A witness who prosecutors wanted to give evidence on the most serious charge faced by three South Canterbury Finance principals cannot be called.

A commercial fisherman who drowned off the coast of Timaru was likely thrown into the water when his boat capsized in rising winds, a coroner has ruled.

Fire investigators are looking into the causes of fires in Timaru and Christchurch overnight.

A speeding driver clocked at 207 km/h near Timaru has been made to sell his car by his angry parents.

A waterfront dispute has broken out between two of New Zealand's biggest ports, arguing about who is the best.

A policeman's speed gun went into overdrive as a driver was clocked at 207km/h just north of Timaru.

Police in North Otago are "desperately" seeking witnesses to help shed light on how a man was left paralysed for life after becoming tangled in a boating rope.

Life is never dull on the road with Grant the Cook, writes Jason Burgess.

A man has been arrested who was wanted by police in connection with an alleged attempted abduction of a 13-year-old Timaru girl.

Seven Fonterra workers treated after a toxic fumes scare today have all been discharged from hospital, and five have already returned to work.

Farmers, shopkeepers, police officers and a mayor have volunteered to play "bad guys" in a large-scale realistic war game.

A dead humpback whale spotted off the Timaru coast about two weeks ago has now washed up on the boulder beach between the sea and Lake Wainono, near Waimate.