There were seven crashes, including one fatal smash, on New Zealand roads overnight.

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A car has flipped in a crash in Oamaru, trapping and seriously injuring one person.

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Firefighters say a person was found in a burning house this morning.

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Cigarette robberies in the South have been increasing, with a series of them in Dunedin.

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Animal control officers were alerted to a "large, rogue goat" that was reported disrupting traffic in Oamaru.

An Oamaru man who caused a five-car smash that left five injured and one dead was a learner driver and had smoked two bongs before getting behind the wheel.

Oliver Briggs gave his competitor a head start in the men's slalom heats - next minute, he was "flying through the air".

An Oamaru man remains in a serious condition in Dunedin Hospital after being shot in the head at close range by a fishing line shooting machine.

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Police are investigating after a milk tanker ran off the road in North Otago, killing the driver.

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A man arrested on Friday night and then given bail on Saturday morning went on an alleged crime spree in Christchurch, Oamaru and Dunedin.

A 17-month-old boy is in Starship after a television allegedly fell on him at his Oamaru home this week.

Police are not commenting today on how a 14-month-old baby suffered serious injuries in Oamaru.

A man and a woman accused of disposing of the dead body of a child at Oamaru almost five years ago have been granted interim name suppression.

Police have praised the actions of members of the public who rushed to the aid of an Oamaru teenager hit by a car at a pedestrian crossing on State Highway 1 yesterday.

A man who died in a workplace incident near Oamaru yesterday has been named by police.

Police said the driver of the car has died at the crash on Oamaru-Alma Rd.

Police have released the name of the man who died when a tractor rolled yesterday.

Emergency services were called to the North Otago farm property at around 11.20am this morning.

A drone spotted hovering ominously in a single spot near Oamaru homes has spooked at least one resident.

An estimated 2500 people showed up to protest proposed funding cuts to Oamaru hospital today.

A man who was found dead in an Oamaru shopping block on Saturday has been identified by police.