Charged after three crashes
A 20-year-old Wanaka driver who crashed three times on Saturday night before being stopped by a lamppost was three times over the legal breath-alcohol limit, Wanaka police said yesterday.
Accidents
Kawarau Jet fined $35,000; regrets causing unnecessary danger
Kawarau Jet fined $35,000; regrets causing unnecessary danger
Kawarau Jet says it regrets the incident which led to it yesterday being fined $35,000 in the Queenstown District Court and receiving criticism from Maritime New Zealand (MNZ).
Coroner's inquest in UK
Coroner's inquest in UK
A UK coroner's inquest into the riverboarding death of English traveller Emily Jordan (21) began yesterday, three years after she drowned on the Kawarau River in April 2008.
Crashed chopper to be checked in Christchurch
Crashed chopper to be checked in Christchurch
The wreck of the helicopter involved in last Wednesday's fatal accident near Bow Peak in the Mt Aspiring National Park has been transported from Wanaka to Christchurch for secure storage.
Ammonia leak at factory
Ammonia leak at factory
A 25-year-old man was taken to Dunedin Hospital with minor injuries after an ammonia leak at a pet food factory in Kaikorai Valley, Dunedin, yesterday.
Fatality feared as skateboarders push limits
Fatality feared as skateboarders push limits
Skateboarders are speeding down some of Dunedin's steeper streets at more than 50kmh and the craze is going to end with someone getting killed - and not necessarily a skateboarder, say concerned authorities and residents.
'I've traded one of my eyes for my life'
'I've traded one of my eyes for my life'
Mark Halliwell spells his surname for the Otago Daily Times photographer. "Oh, like the Spice Girl, Geri Halliwell?" she asks. "Yeah. She's my sister," Mr Halliwell...
Man admits dangerous driving causing death
Man admits dangerous driving causing death
Brent Andrew Gordon, of Cromwell, admitted dangerous driving causing the death of Joanne Steel (40), of Invercargill, when he appeared before Judge Dominic Flatley in the Queenstown District Court yesterday.
Teen 'left his friend for dead'
Teen 'left his friend for dead'
A Queenstown teenager who fled, leaving his friend for dead, after a jet-skiing accident on Christmas Day will have to deal with the consequences of his actions for a very long time, Judge Dominic Flatley said.
Rider's tumble costly for pilot
Rider's tumble costly for pilot
A Queenstown helicopter pilot must pay $6000 emotional harm reparation for his role in causing a woman to be thrown from her horse.
Man found dead in drifting boat named
Man found dead in drifting boat named
A dead fisherman and his seriously injured crewmate may have drifted for nine hours on their damaged boat before being found in Doubtful Sound yesterday morning.
Cromwell woman dies after ladder fall
Cromwell woman dies after ladder fall
Police released the name of a woman yesterday who died from her injuries after falling off a ladder while pruning a tree at her Cromwell home.
Motorcyclist injured in collision
Motorcyclist injured in collision
A man was taken to Dunedin Hospital last night with serious injuries after his motorcycle collided with a trailer near Haast, a St John spokesman said.
Woman blinded by sun before crash
Woman blinded by sun before crash
A 77-year-old woman was taken to Dunedin Hospital by ambulance with minor injuries after the car she was driving crashed through the fence of this Craig Hendry St, Concord, property about 6.45am yesterday.
UK tourist hurt in hang-glider crash
UK tourist hurt in hang-glider crash
A 40-year-old tourist, from the United Kingdom, has undergone surgery after he was seriously injured in a hang-glider crash near Omarama.
Dead tramper named
Dead tramper named
Te Anau police have named the lone Australian tramper believed to have fallen to his death while walking in Fiordland National Park.
'Careful hunter' knew risks: wife
'Careful hunter' knew risks: wife
Jan Maxwell always thought her husband, Ewan, would be all right out hunting because he was careful and well prepared.
Man in hospital after being thrown from van
Man in hospital after being thrown from van
A 46-year old Bluff man was in a "comfortable and satisfactory condition" in Invercargill Hospital yesterday after he had been thrown from a van, in which he was a passenger, when it left the road near Te Anau Downs, about 4.30pm on Sunday.
Crown Range comeback - from paralysed to pedalling
Crown Range comeback - from paralysed to pedalling
A former Queenstown man who was paralysed from a paragliding accident, smiled in triumph yesterday afternoon as he pedalled past the scene of the horrific crash which happened 14 years ago on the Crown Range.
Driver run over by own bus
Driver run over by own bus
A bus driver was critically injured when he was run over by his own bus outside Waikato Hospital this morning.