Court unable to resolve cousins' neighbourly feud
Ricky Sheridan was charged with threatening to kill his neighbour, and first cousin.
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Security staff to check vaccine passes costing council $20K
Vaccine passes have been required since early December for elected officials
'Sense of entitlement': Man jet-boated during lockdown
Police waiting for group of seven's return from trip in the headwaters of Lake Wānaka.
Two people dead after serious South Island crashes
One crash was in central Otago and the other in Canterbury.
Council not convinced Oamaru Harbour needs shark warning signs
Alvira Repia-King, 13, was bitten by a shark in the harbour a week ago.
Tale of two Queenstowns: 'Gangbusters' property sector, tourism struggling
Unlike tourism, the local construction industry is reportedly booming.
Serious crash near Wanaka Airport, traffic being diverted
Police were informed of the single-vehicle crash at about 4.20am this morning.
Force of Tongan eruption 'astonishing', more tsunamis possible - vulcanologist
'[The eruption] escalated at very short notice,' says Kiwi scientist.
A slice of Montana and the Oscar-worthy West in our own backyard
Follow the Central Otago Touring Route to experience the splendour of The Power of the Dog
Driven mad: Anger over lower speed limits
'Blanket lowering of speed limits will go down badly,' says Gore Mayor Tracy Hicks.
Woman's mortgage extension declined because of $187 Kmart trip
Kim Anderson-Robb is one of many people being tripped up by the new changes.
Former All Blacks physio: 'I thought I was a dead man walking'
The All Blacks' use of a physio during a rugby test caused outrage within the IRB.
Watch: Quick-thinking penguin evades sea lion in chase
The chase caught on camera was reportedly purely playful.
'Risen steadily': ACC figures show increased claims over vape injuries
Vape sellers are reassuring their products are safe despite an increase in injuries.
Flippin' hull! 'Thumping' ship keeps residents awake
Port Chalmers hopes for a peaceful solution to a long-running noise problem.
Dementia at 36: The condition that is slowly stealing away my sister
Jenny Banks' dad thought she was 'acting a bit strange'. The truth was much, much worse.
Guilty plea over Gibbston crash fatality
Cecile Riviere was on the wrong side of the road when her van hit a ute head-on.
'Our firefighters deserve a good shout out': Major Wānaka fire mostly contained
Locals have been keeping firefighters' spirits up with food donations.
Watch: Girl, 13, shows off bite marks from her hospital bed after shark attack
Alvira Repia-King's wounds required 52 stitches.
'Wake-up call': Part of maternity hospital closed due to staff shortage
Critically low staffing caused the closure on Friday — the first in the ward's history.
Queenstown Shotover Jet, casino, hotel named as locations of interest
Anyone at the locations is asked to self-monitor for Covid-19 symptoms for 10 days.
Bittersweet outcome for family who lost two dogs
An Invercargill family's search for their two beloved dogs has had a bittersweet ending.
Battle against huge Wānaka blaze set to continue
The fire was estimated to have burnt through 200ha of regenerating bush last night.
The mother who deliberately poisoned her toddler son: 'She's making out like nothing happened'
An appeal against the mother's home detention sentence has been dropped.
'Unbelievable': Major Wānaka fire growing in size, evacuations possible
The fire has now spread across an area spanning 2km by 800m.
Paraglider in hospital after crash near Queenstown
One person with moderate injuries has been taken to hospital.
The heat is on: Temps to hit 30C again as fine weather spreads across NZ
The weekend is shaping up to be sizzling hot, with temperatures hitting 30C or higher.
Fears over $20 million underground Wanaka home
Plans for the new house are opposed by neighbours.
'Absolutely tragic': The faces of our horror holiday road toll
A tragic toll: The 17 people killed on NZ roads over the holiday period remembered.
House in north Otago 'well alight' by fire
Fire crews were called to the house in Maheno-Kakanui Rd, south of Oamaru at 10am.
Vaccination clinics flat out as people rush for booster shot
One clinic had jabbed 100 people by lunchtime yesterday.
'Target on your back': Covid experts copping abuse
Prof Michael Baker classifies the forms of abuse into "five categories of insult."
10-year-old Dunedin girl Harlow found safe and well
Harlow had been missing from her South Dunedin home since 5pm Wednesday.
'Everywhere we looked': Police slam bad driving during deadly holiday period
New Zealand's official holiday road toll period ended yesterday with 17 deaths.