"It would be good to swap the tourists and send those criminals back overseas."
A thunderstorm and heavy rain warning is in place for Otago.
Two nights of bright aurora have had night photographers running for their cameras to capture the multi-coloured skies.
The Phoenix Dam is so old it's no longer safe and is being decommissioned.
Police mistakenly attached the name of a non-existent road to a speed camera.
"When we find evidence of illegal fishing, we will hold people to account."
Meeke has won five World Rally Championship events.
But there's a catch.
ACC was assessing Keith for coverage of his injuries at the time of his death, but when he died it told the family he was not covered and, as a result, not entitled to the tens of thousands of dollars of compensation he should have received.
Both stores had previously been fined for trading on Good Friday, in 2021 and 2022.
A New Zealand astronomer admitted he was amazed how clear the colors were despite a full moon, and cloud coverage.
All four fires have been extinguished.
"It sits in the stomach and they can't digest it".
A minimum level has been imposed to try and preserve some of the fish stocks, and farmers' irrigation is restricted to just 25 percent.
"We were in utter disbelief!"
Two people have been injured in the assaults.
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Name suppression continues for the 33yo.
Staff found old nests inside wall cavities at the supermarket.
"There is no guarantee there will not be ongoing patient harm."
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