Jump in second-half domestic enrolments relieves financially strapped polytechnics.

Dictatorial health service short on compassion - deputy commissioner.

Some PKE was unloaded in Timaru before the contaminated shipment came to Northport

First car driver to die in New Zealand was a South Canterbury farmer's wife in 1906.

Protesters had shut down work at the site of a proposed dairy farm extension.

On Jayden Alexander's 25th birthday he was found guilty of murdering his brother.

The crash in Timaru, South Canterbury also knocked out power to hundreds of homes.

Victim did not have the ability to give informed consent to sexual acts.

One person has died following a crash on SH 8 between Pleasant Point and Timaru.

The vehicle and cyclist collided about 2.30pm.

It's wet and a bit chilly, so rug up and remember to pack a brolly this weekend

VTNZ shocked at reaction after driving instructor failed man part way through his test.

Timaru man the first Kiwi to be charged for importing a child sex doll.

"For her to bang the drum of safe trail use smacks of a hypocrisy I can't ignore.''

One minute she was riding her mountain bike, the next she was face down in the gravel.

Youth Court education officers cut youth reoffending by almost three-quarters.

Fire crews battling a ship blaze in Timaru's Port have almost extinguished it a week on.

Two fires on a ship that have been burning since Monday night are still smouldering.

Ten crews battled the blaze at its peak.

Three crew members treated for smoke inhalation after ship catches fire.

The car and the tanker collided north of Timaru overnight.

Traffic is building around the country as commuters head home from their Easter break.

People were flown to Timaru Hospital after the crash.

A police officer who texted a suspect and offered movie tickets acted inappropriately.

Avalanche memorial hut to go after falling into disrepair and low usage.

George Hill, 17, has been remembered in a tribute from his former school.

Drivers should expect delays on the Temuka-Orari Highway (SH1) after train v car crash.

A body found between two buildings in Timaru has been named as teenager George Jack Hill.

Police are carrying out a scene investigation where a man's body was found in Timaru.

Polytech and vocational training leaders meet in Manukau tomorrow to map a survival plan.