Break out the blankets and brollies - cold snap hits NZ
Cyclone Oma is headed off north, but a cold southerly will bring rain and winds today.
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KiwiBuild sales give wrong idea about Wanaka market - developer
The confidence in the Wanaka housing market has been affected by KiwiBuild's sales.
Drizzle before the sizzle! Clear skies tipped for 50,000 fans at Six60
MetService is tipping overnight showers to pass this morning.
Massive slip closes highway
The slip cascaded down over State Highway 6 north of Franz Josef Glacier.
Motorcyclist seriously injured in Dunedin after hitting car
Injured party transported by St John to Dunedin Hospital in a serious condition.
Global winemasters get taste of Hawke's Bay
Top international Masters of Wine getting a taste of Hawke's Bay's finest.
Otago Uni introduces drug checking for O-Week
Students will be able to have the substance they plan on ingesting tested.
Stabbed 40 times: Miniature horse dies after five-hour surgery
A miniature horse stabbed 41 times in a vicious attack in Waitati has died.
Miniature horse stabbed over 40 times in vicious attack
The incident took place in a Waitati paddock at midnight on Sunday.
Convicted of drunk-driving - on a motorised chillybin
Thinking of having a few drinks and then going for a spin on top of a motorised chillybin?
Brothers, 24 and 30, drown while diving for kai
Two men who died were brothers doing what family say "they both loved most".
Smoking cannabis in your teens linked to higher risk of depression - study
New study on cannabis' mental harms reflects earlier findings - New Zealand expert
Watch: Ute takes evasive action to avoid head-on with rental van
Police trying to track down driver of rental van who forced oncoming vehicle off the road.
'Makes me sick': Public toilet rapist took wife, family to visit crime scene
He raped woman in public toilets, then went home for fish and chips with his family.
'My lungs were burning': Mystery hero who saved swimmers from rip revealed
Reluctant hero says surf life-saving advertisements had taught him what to do.
The multi-million-dollar 11-year-old school that needs to be rebuilt
On opening in 2008 the school had been called "the most modern in the country''.
Rape in a public toilet: Father's descent into sex attack
Victim's horrific ordeal after a rest-room stop on a journey from Queenstown to Dunedin.
The heat is on - again! Hot week forecast for many Kiwis
Hunua in Auckland forecast to swelter in region's hottest day of the year.
Boozed Brighton beachgoers rescued from rip
"The other guy thought that he'd be a saviour and he got taken out as well".
Valentine's Day special: When I popped the question ...
Annoying your partner as you sneakily arrange a marriage proposal isn't the best start.
Tangled sleeping bag causes serious crash
Police luggage-safety call after bad motorcycle crash when sleeping bag slipped
No bull - review to start following rodeo incident
Rodeo Cowboys Association to launch review after bull rampaged through Outram Rodeo.
The $48k-$80k job few wanted - now they're lining up
More Kiwis are embarking on a teaching career again because of the teacher shortage.
Mt Difficulty Wines sale approved by OIO
Foley Family Wines has purchased Mt Difficulty Wines Ltd for $52 million.
Owner left 'terrified' after horse clipped by car
Horse left with 15cm deep gash in chest after panicking and striking metal fence.
Otago farmers increasingly adopting 'fertigation'
The new way of applying fertiliser is cited as having environmental benefits.
Waitangi Day weather: Cool in south, warm in north
It's a mixed bag weather-wise for our national day.
Three people with moderate injuries after two crashes in Taranaki, Otago region
Three people have been hospitalised with moderate injuries.
Arthur Taylor to move to Dunedin, study law after prison release
Arthur Taylor says he has a desire to study law and continue his social justice interests.
'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