New Zealand National Stuff
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 07:21:50 GMTOne dead, five injured in New Year's Day Northland crash
State Highway 1 has re-opened after a two-car smash in Hikurangi, a settlement 17km north of Whangārei.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 01:22:24 GMTNew Year's Day drowning at Kaikōura beach
Coastguard helped retrieved the body after reports that a man had gone into the water and did not resurface.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 01:06:59 GMTDriver sees in New Year trapped in car for six hours with a suspected broken leg
After rolling his car on a rural Waikato road about 3am, a man in his 20s spent six hours injured and alone before a passer-by stopped to help.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 07:25:55 GMTSome Christchurch residents asked to converse water due to pump station issue
Residents in Christchurch’s west are being asked to conserve water due to an issue with a pump station.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 05:53:58 GMTStop treating Māori patients like they are 'gangsters': Māori nurse
Māori say casual, institutional racism is rife in health boards. DHBs are responding with targets to do better.
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 22:51:12 GMTHow not to drown in New Zealand's biggest river
A stroke of luck led a struggling 11-year-old swimmer to safety - 15 others haven't been so lucky in the Waikato River's "wild" waters.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 03:48:32 GMTTwo serious crashes within two hours near Queenstown
Three people have been injured, including one seriously, in two separate crashes near Queenstown.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 04:19:45 GMTGisborne Airport reopens after bomb threat
All flights were suspended at Gisborne airport on Friday aftenoon, with returning Rhythm and Vines festival goers camping and out at police cordons.
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 23:21:15 GMTWaikeria Prison: Corrections Minister won't step in to negotiate stand-off
Kelvin Davis says it would be inappropriate to intervene in protest, as Corrections says surrendering prisoner was assaulted by other inmates.
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 05:52:33 GMTWellington teenager's body found after he went missing from Rhythm and Vines festival
Search and Rescue volunteers searching for Fletcher Wong, 19, missing from the Rhythm and Vines festival, have found his body.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 02:08:02 GMTWoman, 37, charged in relation to death of man in Kawerau
She has been charged with assault with a weapon in relation to the death of Simon Littlefair.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 07:52:50 GMTPolice investigating man's death in Christchurch raid Mongols MC gang pad
Armed police have raided the South Island headquarters of international bikie gang the Mongols MC as they search for Kane Wayman's killer.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 07:00:00 GMTA soggy, but magical start to the year for Monkey Island campers
On the first day of 2021, campers at Monkey Island were woken up to the sound of rain and the sight of dolphins.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 06:30:00 GMTWhip-cracking Southern woman switches from tourism to farm education after Covid hits
Laura Douglas has embraced the idea that opportunity comes from uncertainty after her Kingston-based tourism business collapsed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 06:25:00 GMTNetflix's The Dig, Kiwi doco Dawn Raid among January's must see movies
Carey Mulligan pulls double duty, while Mads Mikkelsen hits the bottle and Kiwi music legends go under the microscope in flicks headed our way.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 06:16:31 GMTWaikeria Prison Riot: 'Violent' inmates raid weapons room, fears staff may be attacked
A riot at a prison is escalating, with inmates constructing makeshift weapons and raiding an equipment room for armour and batons.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 06:13:25 GMTPolice scour video of vandalism and looting in Whangamatā on New Year's Eve
Mob of out-of-control teens who smashed a cafe roof, looted the freezer and destroyed picnic tables look set to face prosecution.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 06:08:59 GMTNew Canterbury health boss confident he can get finances in order
Seen as a "poisoned chalice" by some, Canterbury's new health boss says the role is a "wonderful opportunity".
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 06:00:00 GMTTravelling mountainbiker wins Tuatapare Sports Day sprint race
Simon Yates was on holiday when he heard about the Tuatapare Sports Day, and then he surprised everyone by winning the sprint race on a mountainbike.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 05:44:21 GMTSevere thunderstorm warnings in Canterbury lifted by MetService
Though thunderstorms that are not severe are still forecast to hit parts of Mid-Canterbury on Friday evening.