Two high-voltage electricity lines that came into contact in a South Island township had the potential to kill a group of about 10 contractors working at the site.
A 27-year-old man has had a string of charges added to an initial assault charge after allegedly threatening to shoot police in Mosgiel earlier this week.
Health Minister Chris Hipkins says he is not comfortable with Aucklanders travelling to conferences in Queenstown and has called on the city's residents to "do the right thing".
Warning: contains distressing content. A psychopath who held a woman captive for three days and subjected her to a harrowing violent, sexual ordeal will remain in prison indefinitely.
Friends and family searching for the former Wanaka paraglider who went missing in Nevada nearly 10 days ago believe he could still be alive if he found water.
More than $50,000 has been awarded to a Queenstown man for unfair dismissal after an incident in which he was chased out of the building by a company director.
Mayor Graham Smith says the Mackenzie District "couldn't have asked for better" in regards to overnight snowfall which helped contain the large blaze near Lake Pukaki.
A 27-year-old man will appear in court in Dunedin this morning after allegedly assaulting a supermarket worker and threatening to shoot police in Mosgiel.