Four properties, 27 vehicles and more than $100,000 in cash have been restrained following last month's Operation Shelby arrests.
Crime and Justice
Friday 4:08pm
A Lotto spokesperson said the winner hit the main $28 million jackpot, as well as three shares of Lotto first division worth $200,000 each.
New Zealand
Friday 12:58pm
Timaru five-year-old Armani started suffering from paralytic fits last year and would sleep up to 16 hours.
Health
Thu, Jun 4
"It's a good feeling because we're a small store and you generally know the people coming through the door by name," the owner of Four Square Netherby in Ashburton said.
Business
Authorities are working to determine if anyone was home at the time of the Waihau Bay blaze.
Whitebaiters will be banned from camping at Kairaki Beach, near Kaiapoi, after threatening behaviour was reported to police last year.
Politics
Wed, Jun 3
The township of Pegasus and a housing developer look set to go head to head over a beloved golf course, as the community sets up a war chest with the backing of local and national politicians.
A coroner is warning rural workers about the risks involved in changing big agricultural tyres after 43-year-old David Fairclough died fitting a 316kg tyre by himself.
Mon, Jun 1
A Christchurch couple stumbled upon one of nature's rarest spectacles while driving through the South Island on Sunday night.
The north Canterbury golf course was sold to a real estate developer a few weeks ago.
Sport
Sun, May 31
A trough embedded in a humid northerly flow was forecast to bring prolonged heavy rain to the top of the South before moving north in the coming days.
Transport accident investigators have urged all passengers on board to come forward as they gather evidence from Saturday's incident.
Hato Hone St John said one person was seriously injured, and two were moderately injured after the incident this morning.
Sat, May 30
Bryan Murray earned the world record in Auckland last month – more than 70 years after he first took up the sport at the age of 26.
In the final round of the regular season, the Crusaders celebrated Sevu Reece's century with a commanding win under the roof at Te Kaha.
Rugby
A Christchurch business owner has been arrested and faces accusations of deconstructing stolen vehicles to ship parts overseas.
Fri, May 29
A Tasman low is set to end one of the driest Mays on record, bringing rain, strong winds and unseasonably warm nights to much of the country.
Investigators say the Mairehau blaze began in a bedroom, with the case now referred to the Coroner.
Visitor numbers to the northern Canterbury town have dropped as the cold season sets in and fuel price hikes begin to bite.
Thu, May 28
Rakaia's famous statue was defaced in an environmental protest by Greenpeace in February, weeks after a $300,000 ratepayer-funded refurbishment.
Environment
The man was the head of a national drug syndicate and was linked to more than 70 packages containing either cocaine, MDMA, ketamine or 1,4-Butanediol, valued at more than $20 million.
The facility was touted to create jobs, strengthen local supply chains, and give South Island businesses better access to international markets.
Wed, May 27
The former All Blacks assistant, who was let go by NZ Rugby at the start of the year, will return to a franchise he has a long history with.
The Christchurch City Council approved the support but said it would only pay it if the Government matches the funding.
Tue, May 26
Police were alerted to a stolen vehicle in Bishopdale around 2pm.
