Otago Daily Times: National News

The motorcycle rider who died in a crash with a truck in Waikato yesterday has been named.

A high-profile political figure has won the right to keep details of his divorce secret after a judge ruled he was a "vulnerable person".

A 59-year-old motorcyclist has died in an accident at the annual Cliffhanger Hillclimb event in Carterton today.

Rescuers are working to free a trapped caver on Mt Arthur in Kahurangi National Park, police say.

Jono Jackson has won the Round the Bays for the third time, with a time of 25m 56s.

Authorities are investigating a raft of suspicious fires in the South Island overnight.