Timaru

A 14-year-old boy is fighting for his life in an induced coma after being thrown from his quadbike at "high speed' yesterday.

The body of 59-year-old Pleasant Point fisherman Peter Hunter was recovered off the coast of Timaru yesterday morning after it is believed his fishing trawler sank.

The builder of the world's longest piano has brought his creation to Dunedin, in the hope a famous player will tickle its ivories.

Emergency services are attending a crash involving two truck and trailer units on the Temuka River bridge just south of Temuka on State Highway One.