Otago Daily Times: National News

A nun has admitted breaking the arm of a 9-year-old at Sunday School after the girl failed to get an action song right.

A tornado reportedly touched down in Waikato for about 10 minutes this afternoon, with a local farmer sending a photograph to forecaster WeatherWatch.co.nz.

Buller Mayor Pat McManus will not seek re-election after 12 years on the local council, six of them as mayor.

A New Zealand man has been found dead outside a house in Clermont, Queensland this morning.

The pair accused of abducting and bashing a 32-year-old local man in the Kaimai Ranges plan to defend the allegations at trial.

A Tauranga man who has admitted holding up the Lenz Superette with a small pistol and his face disguised by a balaclava has been freed on bail pending sentencing.