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Tramper: 'If I sit here, that'll kill me'

A Canadian tramper who fell and dislocated his shoulder, forcing him to crawl for 10 hours to reach shelter, has been rescued eight days after his ordeal began.

Gloriavale wants to shut access road

The Gloriavale Christian Community wants a public road near its compound closed to prevent attacks from outsiders.

Gloriavale families to tell their story

Two families who defied their Gloriavale leaders to leave will tell their story to the nation on the television news show Sunday.

Field trip crash: Charges against teacher dropped

West Coast man jailed for serious assault on wife

A Ngahere man who almost strangled his mother after earlier assaulting his wife was this week sentenced to 11 months in jail.

Man jailed for vicious assault on relative

Thirty-year-old arrest warrant finally resolved

Investigation continues after wandering cow causes fatal crash

Flying motorcycle helmet leads to broken leg

Hard road out of Gloriavale

The daughter of Gloriavale leader Neville Cooper, who walked out of the commune after 41 years, says the latest family to leave face a hard road.

No one at Gloriavale 'against their will'

Gloriavale Christian Community has responded to accusations they were living in a "false system", by saying that "no one is here against their will".

Renter steals $12k of furniture

A 21-year-old Westport woman sold $12,000 of furniture -including a couch and fridge - from the furnished house she was renting.

Family walks out on Gloriavale commune

A family of 14 have walked out on a West Coast religious commune to start a new life after concluding they had been living in a “false system”.

Summer's long dry persists

GPS sends carload of tourists down bank

Speed blamed for fatal crash at Cape Foulwind

West Coast man dies while fishing from kayak

Driver crashes over bank, into river

A driver was swept more than 200m downstream and found clinging to a tree after his small truck went over a bank and into the Buller River.