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The MetService is warning heavy rain is possible for parts of Otago and Southland tomorrow, along with a brief bout of coastal gales.

Emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash beteen a truck and a tractor on State Highway 1, about 3km north of Hampden.

Police have named the woman killed in two-car crash on State Highway 8, near Lawrence, on Friday night.

She was Emily Anne Marshall (20), a United Kingdom citizen who was living in Central Otago.

The crash happened about 7pm on Friday, and police said weather conditions appeared to be a contributing factor.

Police have released the name of a woman found by a jogger near Christchurch Airport yesterday.

Police have released the name of the tramper who died in a fall while climbing Mt Twilight, in the upper Wilkin Valley, during the weekend.

Police have yet to speak with a five-year-old girl viciously attacked at a Turangi camping ground last week, but they have identified "persons of interest".

North Korea's next leader burnished his diplomatic skills today, welcoming a private South Korean mourning delegation as state media revealed a new title that gives Kim Jong Un authority over political matters.

Following a magnitude 5.8 quake in Christchurch this afternoon, a magnitude 6.0 aftershock hit at 3.18pm. Its violence was captured in this raw video footage. 

Raw video footage of liquefaction in Christchurch after the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck at 1.58pm on December 23, 2011.

The first trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was released today.