'I am in shock. I'm just absolutely gutted. Everything is gone.''

A well-ablaze house fire in Oamaru damaged a second property.

'It hit a few of the boys pretty hard. Everyone was obviously in a bit of shock.'

'There is never a good time of year for anything like that but this is terrible.'

Emergency services were called to a rural address on Kakanui Valley Rd just after 11am.

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Emergency services were called to the intersection south of Oamaru around 4.05pm.

Up to 26 live brown marmorated stink bugs were found in a box of shoes ordered on eBay.

Motorist had consumed three cans of bourbon and cola and a quarter of a cannabis joint.

New Zealand Whisky Collection has surpassed its $500,000 equity crowdfunding target.

The manager has disovered that the incident has occurred at the same time every week.

Police are investigating after a woman allegedly stole a 4WD vehicle.

'You were my Zara and you were my joy,' father tells mourners.

Zara's death has left a 'huge emptiness' in hearts of her family.

Zara Blackie was struck and killed near State Highway 1 this week.

Blackie said she bore no ill will to the driver of the vehicle that struck her daughter.

Zara Joy Blackie was killed in an alleged hit-and-run incident.

Floral tributes placed at the scene where a 14yo girl died in an alleged hit-and-run.

Following the crash the vehicle involved failed to stop.

Police are warning residents not to be taken in by a Malaysian-based postal scam.

Waitaki District Council contractor called to remove graffiti on the sign.

Camera pinged 10,000 speeding vehicles in a four-month period.

The man was sweeping leaves off the garage's flat concrete roof when it gave way.

"I feel sick to my stomach." Mother says she has learned a "very expensive lesson".

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Patient was easily manipulated and offending spanned eight years.

British historian seeks details on Kiwi pilot killed when Spitfires were still new.

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''It wasn't a particularly hard one to investigate,'' say police as crime comes to them.

Patched gang members spotted outside court may be advertising their arrival: local cop