Otago Daily Times: National News

One person is dead after a van crash south of Hamilton this afternoon.

A couple suffered minor injuries when armed intruders wearing disguises burst into their West Coast home last night.

A Rotorua man has pleaded guilty to kidnapping a woman who was dragged almost 2km behind a car as she tried to escape.

A woman sustained serious injuries when her car became trapped between two trucks in Christchurch this morning.

Two New Zealand universities have been named in the top 100 tertiary institutions younger than 50-years-old.

Auckland health workers face the prospect of job losses as district health boards grapple with a tightening supply of money from the Government.