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Twizel blaze: High winds ground choppers; firefighters hope for rain
Fire chief says: 'We're in for a hell of a time'.
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Five people injured after crash involving three vehicles near Lake Pukaki
Emergency services were called to the crash on Tekapo-Twizel Rd at 12.35pm.
'Widely respected' pilot killed in plane crash near Twizel
Emergency services on are the scene.
Skydiver transported to hospital after 'hard landing' in Pukaki
It is thought the man sustained a leg injury when landing in the Tekapo-Twizel Rd area.
Brrrr: Severe frost as mercury drops to -7C in south
Despite the winter temperatures, most places can look forward to sunny skies today.
Bank closures in the provinces: Finance Minister pressed companies to extend 'hub' trial
Pressure from mayors sees Finance Minister press banks to extend bank hub trial.
'Significant event': Parts of NZ bracing for major deluge, severe winds
The red warning notice is only issued for significant weather events.
Helicopter company charged over crash that killed three people
The pilot and two Department of Conservation employees died in the 2018 crash.
Brrrrr: Temperatures as low as -6C as winter looms
It is not just the South Island that has felt the cold this morning.
'Pretty crazy for April': Temperatures plummet, coldest morning for some
Twizel takes out the top spot for the coolest place on -7C at 6am.
Search underway for missing fisherman in Canterbury
The man failed to return home from a fishing trip in the Twizel-Tekapo area on Saturday.
$34,000 on foam: The real cost of fighting Lake Pukaki fire revealed
The 12-day blaze swept through almost 3500ha near Twizel.
Lotto win: Two South Island winners split $5 million Powerball
Strike Four has rolled over to Wednesday night.
Clarke Gayford: 'Prettiest fishing destination on the planet'
An unlikely spot in the South Island has become a desirable destination for trout anglers.
Lake Ōhau fire: Family still has 'nightmares' of firestorm
The blaze destroyed 46 homes; the remains of about 20 per cent of those have been cleared.
Labour Day weekend road toll jumps to eight - highest in a decade
It's the highest it's been in more than a decade.
Man's mammoth catch: NZ fisherman lands possible record-breaking trout
A man's morning out near Twizel could soon land him in the record books.
Twizel tops funding to control wilding pines in Canterbury
$5 million has been funded for the project by Environment Canterbury.
Communities split over free school lunches
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Free school lunches: Wellington and South Island
Full list: Who gets free school lunches in Wellington and the South Island.
Lake Ōhau fire: Long road to recovery for devastated village
Fires continue to rage in Mackenzie Basin after consuming 5500 hectares.
Lake Ōhau fire flares up again, residents allowed to return to retrieve essentials
Some residents are now being allowed through the fire cordon 17km from Lake Ohau.
Lake Ōhau fire: 'Challenging day' ahead for fire crews after flare-ups
Residents readied to picked over what remains after up to 40 homes destroyed or damaged.
Fuel-load on ungrazed land 'hazard to life'
Retired farmland and rampant wilding pines make a "huge" stockpile of fire-ready fuel.
'It's awful': Six more Lake Ohau households evacuated
The blaze has chewed through an area of around 1608ha Fire and Emergency NZ says.
Lake Ohau blaze: Dunedin man 'happy to be at a distance'
'It was pretty dramatic,' says family who had camped about 5km across the lake.
Your weather: Bitterly cold weather in Southland as snowfall mixes with icy blasts
'In places with snow and forecasted southwesterlies it will get pretty heinous.'
Aoraki/Mt Cook blaze: 'The fire's sitting there under a cover of snow'
The fire has ripped through more than 3000ha of mostly wilding pines near Twizel.
Huge burning glow in the sky at uncontrolled fire near Aoraki/Mt Cook
Efforts continue to contain massive blaze alongside Lake Pukaki.
Scrub fire near Twizel moving at fast pace, two people injured
Fourteen helicopters, two fixed-wing aeroplanes, and 10 appliances are on the ground.