'Please come home dear' - Mum's deathbed plea to son in managed isolation
A man is managed isolation is devastated he couldn't see his dying mum.
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'So full of love': Young Kiwi woman's sudden death a mystery
Nineteen-year-old who died suddenly remembered for her 'happy-go-lucky' spirit.
Communities split over free school lunches
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Free school lunches: Wellington and South Island
Full list: Who gets free school lunches in Wellington and the South Island.
Two arrested after AOS joins hunt for 'person of interest'
The AOS was called in "as a precaution".
From 'Stardust' to 'Aunty': The transformation of Jacinda Ardern
The Jacinda Ardern of 2020 is very different from that of 2017.
'Disturbing and deeply offensive': Nazi flags for sale at NZ auction house
A Nelson shop is tight-lipped over its sale of the Nazi memorabilia.
$13 cauliflowers no more? Supermarkets in Jacinda Ardern's cross-hairs
Labour pledges action that could see building supplies and supermarket food prices fall.
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.
Kiwi kayak legend killed in crash near Nelson
No one else in the multisport industry has innovated as much as Andrew Martin.
100kg turtle lost from Nelson turns up in Blenheim
A concrete turtle missing from a playground in Nelson is now safely back home.
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.
Mountain biker dies in downhill crash near Nelson
Nelson mountain biker dies after crashing on a downhill track.
One dead, three injured after serious crash near Nelson
The highway is closed and diversions are in place, a police spokeswoman said.
'Not good enough': Air NZ pilot invites female passenger to ride in cockpit
Woman reportedly had drinks at a hotel and the Koru Lounge before early evening flight.
'Severe weather': Antarctic blast set to hit on weekend
Snow and cold winds will make travelling difficult and stress livestock.
Hundreds of teachers' jobs at risk as foreign students dwindle
Banning foreign students may cost hundreds of teachers' jobs.
Supreme Court turns away appeal over NZ vineyard dispute between Vegas casino bosses
A lengthy case involving three Las Vegas casino bosses and a Kiwi winery has ended.
School principals split on legalising cannabis
Principals' leader stirs up a storm by advocating cannabis legalisation.
Encounters with strangers: Why we need them
We need each other, even when we don't know each other.
NZ festivals aim to strengthen Māori culture by promoting te reo
Maori Language Week: One Love and Bay Dreams to further support promotion of te reo Māori.
Families awarded $700,000 after three men die in fishing boat sinking
Three fishermen died when the trawler sank off the Canterbury coast in 2015.
Winners and losers: Which provinces coped best with lockdown?
ASB's latest rankings shows the uneven impacts of lockdown measures across the country.
South Island business owners plead for level 1: 'There are no cases down here'
Current restrictions have caused confusion for customers and the South Island wants change
'There is still anxiety': Principals go doorknocking as kids slow to return
Anxious Auckland parents are still wary about sending kids back to school.
FMA lays more than 100 charges over Forestlands allegations
Allegations include failures to file financial statements in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Election Battlegrounds: South Island electorates to watch
Profiles of the Banks Peninsula, Southland, Nelson, Taieri and Invercargill electorates.
Child sex offender granted parole despite high risk
Aaron Laurence was serving a lengthy prison sentence for sexual abuse.
Anti-lockdown protests: 'Fight for your rights and freedom'
Child protester clutched a sign depicting PM Jacinda Ardern as Adolf Hitler.
'Quite the wobble': Strong quake rattles top of South Island, lower North Island
The strong 5.7 magnitude quake struck 10km west of St Arnaud, southwest of Nelson.
Rydges worker's case: CovidCard could've helped solve mystery sooner - academic
The CovidCard may be key to tracking the source of new community infections, says expert.
Gales, heavy rain - severe weather warning for NZ this week
Rain will hit the country from Tuesday and see out the week.
Women's weekends with a dash of adrenalin
Sometimes it's more fun to go in search of adventure.
Weather: Quiet Sunday before low brings more rain, wind
Aussies can't come here, but their lows can.