Roof from The Cloud ripped to shreds from storm; 1700 lightning strikes
High winds have ripped off a preschool's roof and lightning has struck a tree.
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Home invasion: Masked intruders hold couple at gunpoint
Two intruders threatened couple at gunpoint and demanded money and drugs.
'Sickening scream' as boy, 3, hit by car
'I saw the brake lights of a vehicle come on and then I just heard an almighty scream.'
CCTV captured accused gunman in Oamaru
Footage includes accused gunman stopping for petrol in Oamaru.
Man, 80, caught with 15 ounces of cannabis promises judge he'll stop using
Pensioner's pledge to find other ways to self-medicate.
Police identify teens killed in Oamaru crash
Two teens were killed and another injured in a crash in Oamaru North on Wednesday.
Double-fatal crash: Deaths a 'shock to everybody'
"The boy who was killed in the crash was a good friend of many."
Former Waitaki Boys' pupil killed in crash
One of the people killed in the crash was a year 12 pupil who had recently left school.
Horror crash: One dead, witness pulls survivors free
A witness says one car tried to overtake a truck on a blind bend.
Driver, 18, survived fiery Oamaru crash that killed two
The crash happened north of Oamaru at about 11pm last night.
Watch: Crash car ploughs through shop's sofa sets
'Accidents don't shock me, but when you become a victim it is a little bit different.'
Face of Budget 'gave up on NZ', moved to Aussie
Vicky Freeman and her daughter couldn't afford to continue living in Auckland.
Woman flees police in chase - and then escapes from station
She "made her way out of the police station" - and is still at large.
Viewpoint NZ: Measles vs vaccinations, Rotorua is trenz-ing and a new railway crossing in Oamaru
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Viewpoint NZ: Revitalising our towns and cities, police guards and Dunedin students party
Video news from around the regions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Appalling' thefts left no money for mother's funeral
Offending 'left late mother's estate destitute and unable to pay for her funeral'.
Watch: Truckie fuming at near misses, overtaking outrages
Frustrated truckie creates Facebook page to shame dangerous drivers.
Watch: 'Inches from carnage' - Terrifying near-miss on South Island road
"It would have been carnage and three families would have been mourning their loved ones."
Artist's work strikes a chord following mosque attacks
Artist believes the well-intentioned "This is not NZ" statement is made in ignorance.
Viewpoint NZ: Black drinking water, cheap houses in Queenstown
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'We did not see it coming': Daughter's death sparks mission
David White still agonises over not doing more to help prevent the tragedy.
Hit-and-run teen victim's mum embraces driver
'Nothing is going to bring Zara back,' her mother says.
Stoned hit-and-run: Touching moment outside court after Zara's death
Joshua Chellew was today sentenced to home detention over the death of 14-year-old Zara.
Stoned driver who killed teen in hit and run gets home detention
Stoned driver fled the scene and handed himself into police the next day.
Lime scooters being used 250km from Christchurch
The scooters were in steampunk capital, Oamaru, far from their Christchurch home.
Brothers, 24 and 30, drown while diving for kai
Two men who died were brothers doing what family say "they both loved most".
'Kai gathering' drownings account for nearly half of all 2019 drownings
Eighteen people have drowned so far this year, compared to 22 same time last year.
'Call us the living dead': couple who lost 'everything' in fire
He turned on wrong element - all they have left is clothes they were wearing and a handbag
Kiwi woman travels 20,000km to save her eye
Nicole Williams was stunned when doctors told her the mole on her eye was cancerous.
Big read: Will cheese become NZ's next craft beer?
There's a strong aroma of cheese wafting through the commercial air.
Take a trip down literary lane: Journeys inspired by NZ books and authors
Literary road trips inspired by some of New Zealand most loved authors, poets and books.
Motorcyclist charged after allegedly fleeing police three times
Police have arrested a man who was involved in three separate fleeing driver incidents.
Two children injured in sea biscuit accident at lake
Both were taken by ambulance to Oamaru Hospital.