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Meth, cash seized in raids, may be linked to gangs in Christchurch

Six people have been charged in relation to the offending.

Recidivist sex offender pulled boy's pants down in public toilet

Members of the public restrained Stephen Wilkinson as police were called to the scene.

No plan for dealing with contaminated soil on new hospital land

The toxic deposits are deemed to pose a low risk to human health.

Dunedin City Council rejects complaint about te reo Māori usage

Community board member says English was New Zealand's first language.

Case of missing Alexandra man passed on to Coroner

Christopher Bates was 22 when he was last seen leaving his family home in 2018.

Salvation Army hired rapist who struck again, says review clears them

Dwayne Keats got a job as a volunteer for the Salvation Army in late 2016.

Supermarket attack 'changed our lives forever' - injured couple

Vanessa Andrews and Jorge Fuenzalida were stabbed as they tried to stop the attack.

Fatal helicopter crash 'entirely avoidable', inquest told

Two men died in the crash in Queenstown in 2015.

Teen tasered, arrested as public watch in central Dunedin

Several members of the public watched on as the man struggled to free himself from police.

Boss would've 'taken a bullet' for staffer who ripped off the company

When the family-owned firm discovered who'd stolen from them 'it broke our hearts'.

Cricket bat murders: Culprit in 'sickening' attack unmasked after shock guilty plea

The 49-year-old has had name suppression for almost three and a-half years

Shock guilty plea: Man admits killing couple, torching house

Wiremu Namana pleads guilty to grisly killings a month before his trial was due to start.

'Accident preventable'- Jet-boat company in Shotover crash fined heavily

Queenstown jet-boat company has been fined and ordered to pay reparation payments.

Covid vaccine stocks running low across NZ

Overachieving health boards have been instructed to slow down the vaccination rate.

Kiwi mum-of-six went from being a 'picture of health' to living in constant pain

The young mum says her life is now on hold, following the devastating diagnosis.

Multimillion-dollar Christchurch building confirmed

University of Otago Council approves full funding for Christchurch campus.

Skydive tragedy: Double malfunction led to fatal plunge

Californian tourist Tyler Nii crash-landed into lake - his body was never found.

Sex predator's victim: 'He's still a risk'

Since being jailed, the 80-year-old has not undergone treatment.