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Intense action at Oceanview
Friday night is qualifying and Saturday is set aside to decide the national winners.
New Year Honours: Tony Kokshoorn's ONZM for services in tough West Coast years
Tony Kokshoorn was a tough leader during rough West Coast times during the past 20 years.
50-year cold case: Murder suspect confided in ex-mayor
Another suspect confided in former mayor, but said he didn't kill Jennifer Beard.
50 Year Secret: Confession in one of NZ's longest unsolved murders
A Herald investigation has uncovered fresh evidence in a 50-year-old unsolved murder.
Cold case confession: 'I've done something really bad'
The Herald has uncovered new evidence in the cold case murder of Jennifer Beard.
Father's claim: Gloriavale leaders said 9yo 'seduced' her sex attacker
Victim's father believes his young daughter was groomed.
West Coast road between Whataroa and Harihari to reopen today
State Highway 6 to be fully open for the first time since summer storms lashed the region.
Inside Gloriavale: Why did it take years for child sex abuse cases to come out?
"That place is held together with fear," former member says.
Gloriavale's shame: Second senior member convicted of child sex offending
A Gloriavale teacher sexually assaulted a 9-year-old girl in 2012.
Pike River Recovery team breaks through 170m barrier
The team have ventured further than ever before since the barrier was established in 2011.
'It wasn't her time,' says woman of mum swept out to sea after crash
Mother who survived being swept out to sea turned up over farmers' back fence.
New search for missing Swedish hunter who disappeared in 2017
An extensive search for the missing hunter will begin on January 31.
Swept down a river and out to sea: 'She is a lady with a great will to live'
Woman walked out of surf hours later and 10km away. Her son, 6, had walked 2km for help
What summer? Wind, rain and thunderstorms on way
Put the jandals and sun umbrellas away for now, NZ.
Amazing rescue: Mum swept down river while son, 6, walks 2km for help
Boy, 6, found walking on highway at 2am. Mum found hours later on beach near river mouth.
Civil Defence searching for 80 abandoned rental cars
About 1000 tourists were left stranded in Franz Josef after landslips blocked all routes.
Outlook rosy down on the farm
Stock prices hold despite lack of support from banks and threat of potential regulations.
Man charged with murder after death of West Coast mum
The mother-of-three had been missing since Friday evening.
Weather chaos: Flooding, roads closed, internet down as storm batters nation
After the South Island was slammed by summer storm, the chaos shifts northward.
Homicide probe: Missing West Coast mum found dead in car
Barbara Ann Quinn, 41, was reported missing last night.
Watch: Dramatic landslide into swollen river caught on camera
Wild weather evacuates residents, closes main roads.
Serious concerns for missing West Coast mum-of-three who 'popped home for lunch'
Barbara Ann Quinn, 41, was reported missing yesterday.
Wild weather: Timaru evacuation alert issued; SH1 closed, peak flooding expected at 7pm
A local state of emergency has been declared in Timaru following ongoing heavy rainfall.
Police have 'very serious concerns' about missing woman
Police are urgently appealing for sightings of Quinn.
Wanaka sewerage shut down as flood waters rise
Wanaka residents are preparing for potential flooding with rain warnings still in place.
Person trapped after campervan rolls
Emergency workers are battling to free the person trapped in the vehicle.
Shipping container smashes into Buller bridge
Two 20-foot containers washed down the Buller river as one smashes into bridge.
Wild weather kicks off week, unsettled conditions to close it out
After a wild start to the week, weather conditions are expected to remain unsettled.
Wild weather: Caution urged on Harbour Bridge as wind, rain batters the country
Around 400mm of rain has already fallen on West Coast in past 24 hours.
Travel chaos: Air NZ cancels 35 flights as severe storm hits
Heavy rain is expected to lash the West Coast all week.
Wild weather on way: Air NZ cancels morning flights to Wellington
Air NZ has cancelled some morning flights to Wellington because of the wild weather.
Massive storm strikes today - here's where it will hit
The storm will bring "pockets of severe weather", potentially in both islands for a time.
Summer starts with a blow: Huge storm set to strike NZ
Temperatures set to soar on Wednesday.