Otago Daily Times: National News

An "early spring" storm is boosting temperatures into the mid 20s in what is normally the coldest time of the year, forecaster say.

A tornado has ripped through Greymouth this afternoon, tearing off a roof and damaging up to 10 properties.

One person has died following a two car collision in the Kaimai Ranges this afternoon.

Two teenagers allegedly crashed a stolen car into the side of a building in Nelson overnight.

Air New Zealand passengers stranded for days in Hawaii are "gobsmacked" at revelations crew were out drinking, making them unfit for duty if the plane had been made airworthy.

Too scared to sleep in his own home after a violent invasion that left his young boarders with gunshot pellets embedded in their bodies, a 73-year-old man is seeking the public's help to track down the attackers.