Dumping of snow closes SH87 from Outram to Middlemarch with caution urged on SH88 at Sawyers Bay.
New Zealand
Monday 2:11pm
Police were called to the scene near Happy Valley Creek Bridge around 8.10am.
Sun, Aug 30
Police said the arrests related to three assaults reported between August 16 and 21.
Crime and Justice
Sat, Aug 29
Bailey Phillips, 20, was sentenced to nearly four years in prison after thousands of objectionable files were uncovered on his devices, including videos he created himself.
Fri, Aug 28
A period of heavy rain is expected for Northland, Auckland, the Coromandel, and Bay of Plenty tomorrow.
Heavy snow, rockfalls and avalanche risk are disrupting travel across the South Island, with forecasters warning of more heavy rain and snow to come.
Thu, Aug 27
Specialist fire investigators called for witnesses to the blaze in Albert Town on Saturday to come forward.
Wed, Aug 26
Heavy rain warnings have extended up the West Coast as a "significant winter storm" grinds to a halt over the South Island today.
Police were called to Holmes Wharf after reports a vehicle had gone into the harbour.
A slow-moving system is set to dump up to 500mm of rain on the West Coast, while heavy snow threatens inland Canterbury and Otago.
Tue, Aug 25
The fire in Albert Town forced the evacuation of 22 homes on Saturday evening.
Mon, Aug 24
Days of prolonged rain will swell West Coast rivers before heavy snow closes in on inland passes later in the week.
Fire crews were notified of a large vegetation in Albert Town at 7.30 last night, with 22 households forced to evacuate.
Sun, Aug 23
Stormy conditions and a national grid fault knocked out power to more than 25,000 properties at around lunchtime.
Fire crews from Wānaka, Luggate, Lake Hāwea and Cromwell are battling a large blaze in Albert Town, with police carrying out evacuations as flames rip through vegetation.
Sat, Aug 22
A series of fronts "embedded within a strong and moist northwest flow" will move over New Zealand today and tomorrow, followed by a change to strong, colder southwesterlies.
MetService said a couple of fronts, embedded in a strong and moist northwest flow, will move over New Zealand across the weekend.
Fri, Aug 21
One seller said the orders were for non-fiction books published before the 1990s.
Mon, Aug 17
Police were called to John Wilson Ocean Dr this afternoon after a member of the public discovered the body.
"The way this decision was reached did not adequately consider the impact on those most directly affected, and we are sorry for the distress this has caused," the Regent Theatre said.
Sat, Aug 15
Snow and freezing conditions are set to spread across the country, with icy roads and bitterly cold temperatures expected into next week.
The plan reorganises the South Island's 24 councils with five bigger ones.
Te Ao Māori
Fri, Aug 14
Aurora said this winter crews had attended more than 25 outages in Dunedin's student area.
Mon, Aug 10
Edwin Coulter, 54, was struck by a branch at the Invercargill property where his mother-in-law lived.
From mergers to standoffs, councils nationwide raced to finalise Head Start proposals before Sunday's deadline.
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