Canterbury Police were alerted to an incident at a rural property near Staveley at around 1.30pm yesterday afternoon (6 September 2015). The victim has been confirmed as 72 year old Ian Lester ... More
Nelson Bays Police say the two foreign tourists rescued in Nelson Lakes National Park over the weekend owe their lives to the members of a Land Search and Rescue team who came to their aid. ... More
Rescuers have been successful in recovering two trampers who got into difficulty in the Nelson Lakes National Park yesterday afternoon.
Conditions in the area prevented a helicopter getting ... More
A difficult search and rescue operation is underway in the Nelson Lakes National Park.
Nelson Police received an emergency call about 5.45pm on Saturday. The male caller had become ... More
Police and Fire staff investigating the fire at Alexandra Wastebusters on Thursday night (03/09/15) now believe it was started deliberately.
Detective Alan Lee of ... More
Police has released the names of the two victims who died tragically during a house fire in Exeter Crescent, Palmerston North early on Thursday.
They were Eunice FELTON, aged 6 years, and ... More