The car involved in a collision with a station wagon in Invercargill that killed a mother of two was heard speeding through suburban streets before it failed to give way, those living nearby say.

More than a third of New Zealand women experience physical or sexual violence from their partners or ex-partners, a new report into family violence says.

A freelance cameraman who challenged Simon Bridges to go driving with him near Queenstown to see the driving habits of overseas tourists has been jailed for six months for defrauding MSD of more than $9000.

Not quite the mountains at Cardrona, former Central Otago man Pete Heron takes to the sandy slopes of Saudi Arabia with his family.

The car involved in a collision with a station wagon in Invercargill that killed a mother of two was heard speeding through suburban streets before it failed to give way, those living nearby say.

India's government faces a tough re-election battle next year, but first it must deal with an opponent as wily as any political rival - troops of monkeys threatening its New Delhi offices.