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Man who took builder's tools now fenced in at home for 7 months
Judge: 'People get really upset when they work hard, buy a chainsaw and it gets stolen.'
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'Sorry it's your time to die': Man egged on by mates deliberately drove into pregnant sheep
Man who killed sheep by running over it with his ute says he's 'not a cruel person'.
Crashed driver accidentally poisoned himself by drinking radiator water
Pryor Lee survived the crash and a night outdoors but died in hospital the next day.
Dramatic rescue after man trapped under boulder for more than 12 hours
The man was trapped for several hours before being rescued.
Deluge closes parts of Abel Tasman and Queen Charlotte tracks
DoC staff say the full extent of damage from last week's deluge was not yet known.
Man watches rocks fly past as hill slips around his Nelson home
570 houses had been impacted in last week's deluge.
Weather: Rain eases, leaving roads closed and residents asked to save water
Cloud and occasional rain is forecast for Nelson.
'Unbelievable' wild weather - more homes evacuated overnight
Hundreds of people have been displaced from their homes due to slips and flooding.
Wild weather: Rain-battered residents remain on edge
Dramatic rescues, 500-plus evacuated, and fears recovery could take years.
Watch: Nelson home ripped apart by landslide
A tenant reportedly had a lucky escape after sleepout plunged down a steep slope.
Live: State of emergency declared in Marlborough; heavy rain expected overnight in Tasman
More than 400 homes have had to be evacuated in the Nelson area.
Death of tramper sparks changes to DOC volunteer hut warden training
DOC has improved visitor safety information on several routes in the Nelson Lakes.
Death on the mountain: 'Different decisions and she may have survived'
"If any of those critical decisions had been different, Tracey may have survived."
'Coward's punch' leaves Good Samaritan on pavement with fractured skull, brain aneurysm
Victim struck in the head in 'coward's punch' had no chance to defend himself.
Partner of school parent triggers lockdown with threats
'You don't want to see me angry,' man tells deputy principal.
Celebrating Tuesday, unaware it was Wednesday: Drink driver sentenced
Drunk driver tells police he'd been drinking to celebrate Tuesday - but he was a day late.
Space scientist broke into woman's home, hid her passports and took photos
Accomplished academic on home detention for premeditated intimidation of woman.
Too afraid to say stop: Meth-induced sex turns into traumatic ordeal
Man blames brain injury for sex encounter that turned into traumatic incident for woman.
Statue stolen from memorial site recovered after police officer jumps into river following man
'To see the memorial damaged in such a senseless way was extremely upsetting ...'
Landlord harassed tenants with text messages, verbal altercation
Tenants harassed in string of texts and in a verbal altercation with landlord.
Camp conflict: Man hospitalised after caravan beating
Home invader tells victim: 'I'm Hell's Angels and I'm going to f*** you up.'
Tenants compensated for power used by landlord to build tiny home on site
'Elevated level of swearing' in landlord's texts to tenants over who should cut trees.
Bail denied: Three in custody following 'seriously frightening' incident
Trio accused of burglary and kidnapping in remote area denied bail.
Driver blames burrito for crash while driving drunk
'I had a couple of beers and was distracted while eating my burrito'.
Diesel spray sparks trawler fire, Talley's to review maintenance procedures
Talleys is now actioning recommendations issued by the TAIC.
LPG trailer catches fire on highway near Nelson
Emergency services were called to the fire on State Highway 6 at about 9.30am.
Repeat drink driver blames throat gargle for high alcohol reading
A night out playing darts while ill with sore throat ends in drink-drive conviction.
Man and dog rescued from ute submerged in Waimea River
The water was reported to be up over the bonnet and rising.
'Stressed and bewildered': Client risked losing home in debt dispute
The censure of two lawyers would be a reminder to ensure their conduct was not repeated.