Trees down, truck rolls as high winds hit
High winds are battering parts of New Zealand as a second weather system of the week sweeps through.…
Full video: Authorities give weather update from Christchurch – 1News
Full video: Authorities give weather update from Christchurch 1NewsLIVE: Strong winds hit Christchurch, Banks Peninsula Christchurch City CouncilDid Christchurch dodge…
Kaikōura mayor returns home to natural disaster
The Mayor of Kaikōura had a sleepless night in Wellington as he tried to get home after fires…
Man’s bizarre ‘stolen’ car story ends in weapons, drugs haul
A Christchurch man who claimed he was the victim of a dramatic carjacking is now facing a raft…
Labour MP to step down from Parliament after three terms
Labour’s Christchurch Central MP Duncan Webb has announced he will retire from Parliament at next year’s election after…
Man killed by falling branch, roads closed as wild weather hits
A man has been killed by a falling branch, thousands of properties remain without power and state highways…
Multiple large fires in Kaikōura, schools and homes evacuated
Schools and residents are being evacuated in Kaikōura this afternoon as Fire and Emergency NZ battles “multiple large…
Flights cancelled, major route blocked as winds lash South Island
Several flights have been either delayed or cancelled, hundreds of homes are without power, and a major state…
Cyclist ‘left for dead’ in hit and run feared he would never walk again
A Christchurch cyclist who was badly injured and “left for dead” in a violent hit-and-run is calling for…
E.coli outbreak at Canterbury campground left half a class sick
A school principal says one of his classes had numbers cut by half after a gastroenteritis outbreak at…
Wild or mild? Weekend weather forecast is a tale of two islands
Drivers across the South Island are being urged to plan ahead and remain vigilant on the roads this…
Drink-driver caused fatal crash, hours after being disqualified
The grieving widow of a Canterbury man killed in a car crash says it is ridiculous that the…