Otago Daily Times: National News

A contractor driving a tractor bravely positioned his machine in the middle of State Highway 1 to protect a critically injured young woman, left mutilated after being dragged behind a car for a kilometre.

Hundreds of New Zealanders have turned out to protest against genetically modified foods.

A woman has been airlifted to hospital after being kidnapped and dragged behind a car in a domestic incident near Tokoroa this afternoon.

Auckland faces a high risk of coastal flooding tonight as a king tide combines with a sub tropical low heading over the city, a forecaster says.

A Canterbury landmark destroyed by earthquakes will be rebuilt using a $1 million donation.

A neighbour with a garden hose was unable to douse a garage fire early this morning which killed a man.