Backpacker manager posing as physio indecently assaulted tourists during ‘massages’
Fred Pino-Bustos told one of his victims he learned a new technique on YouTube.
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Rain, wind, snow to put a damper on this weekend
MetService issues watches for rain, wind and even heavy snow for parts of the country.
Sex toys and dirty nappies among things some try to recycle
But the biggest headache for the council’s waste team isn’t the downright dirty.
Councillor-turned-MP on salary donations and hate mail
Jamie Arbuckle says he received 'a lot of phone calls from a lot of charities'.
'Frustrated': Council to decide if public votes on Māori ward
If they don't agree to hold a referendum, the ward must be abolished.
Experimental vineyard to help hone wine production
The facility is the newest addition to the New Zealand Wine Centre.
Too full to take the bait? Rabbit cull delayed amid food boom
'There is a lot of feed around at the moment and the weather is warmer than anticipated.'
Editorial: Ferries safe to sail another five years, but should they?
OPINION: It seems the current fleet will need to see us through until 2029.
Sunshine to snow: Looming icy polar blast to bring snow to both North, South islands
Niwa says the weather system is 'potentially conducive' to snow.
Kiwi paddlers victorious in 'world's toughest race'
Sophie Hart and Nathan Fa’avae record the event's second-fastest completion time ever.
Family kidnapped over $200k of missing meth, one tortured with pliers
The victim's toes were squeezed so hard with pliers, he feared they would 'pop off'.
Fungus approved to control Chilean needle grass
Invasive weed harms animals and could cost farmers millions of dollars in lost production.
'Fat in system' helps Molesworth Station survive dry winter
"We made a lot of plans to get us through the winter."
‘I hope he haunts you’: He died chasing his stolen Merc, thief left him entombed
Allister Christie's body was found the next day, still trapped in his submerged car.
One person dead and one injured after truck crash in Marlborough
One person has died after a crash involving two trucks on State Highway 1.
Seeing out another summer - Peketa Campground to stay open under iwi management
Campers and long-term residents had been on edge, with concerns a closure was imminent.
How the grounded Aratere unfolded - a timeline
Interislander’s Aratere ferry ran aground on Friday night following a steering failure.
'The stuff of nightmares': Seasonal worker jailed after raping child at train station
Crown prosecutor Jackson Webber said it was 'an appalling rape of a vulnerable girl'.
One dead, three seriously injured after van and truck crash in Marlborough
The crash involving a van and truck occurred on State Highway 1, near Grovetown.
Two hairs and a photo: The evidence Scott Watson’s fate rests on
Convicted killer has always denied murdering pair in the Marlborough Sounds.
'Excessive self-defence:' Woman hit man in head with fire poker after social media scrap
The man turned up carrying a large knife and “asking for a fight”.
House prices flat in May, buyers taking time to make decisions
May-laise: A soggy month for many in the housing market.
Crown says Scott Watson was the only one with 'motive and opportunity' to kill
It's the final day of the convicted double murderer's second appeal.
Guy Wallace's evidence in Scott Watson case 'irretrievably tainted'
Wallace at one point asked police if they were trying to lay the murders on him.
'Moral pressure': Scott Watson's lawyer blasts police tactics used to collar him for double murder
Watson's lawyer: Police concertedly and repeatedly used suggestive practices to secure ID.
Alpine Fault: Four things to know about NZ's big quake-maker
Emergency planners begin a three-part exercise readying NZ for a major Alpine Fault quake.
How did an expert initally miss vital evidence linking Olivia Hope to Scott Watson?
Two hairsfound on a blanket taken from Watson's boat were missed on the first search.
Scott Watson appeal: Controversial evidence relating to hair strands to be tested in court
Watson was convicted of double murder in 1999 and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Steve Braunias: Watson's appeal, the state's power and fact v outrageous fiction
OPINION: Braunias was there as Scott Watson got his long-awaited chance to appeal.
Reliability of witnesses questioned as Scott Watson tries to clear his name
Witnesses helped identify the man last seen with Ben Smart and Oliva Hope.
Double murderer Scott Watson continues fight to clear his name
He was convicted of killing Ben Smart and Olivia Hope on New Year's Eve in 1997.
'Deeply disheartened': Govt puts aside $3.6m to fight Nelson Tenths decision before it’s landed
'Planning an appeal before the decision is released risks undermining the process.'
Identity of man who took pics of naked children at rec centres finally revealed
'We are relieved the public now knows who he is' - a parent of one of the victims.
Van driver dies in hospital two days after serious crash near Blenheim
The man was critically injured after a crash between his van and a ute on Wednesday.