Pegasus township hopes to buy back golf course from developer Wolfbrook

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.

Canterbury farmer crushed to death while changing 316kg tractor tyre

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.

'It made no sense': Rare moonbow spotted over Mackenzie Country

A Christchurch couple stumbled upon one of nature's rarest spectacles while driving through the South Island on Sunday night.

'Significant weather event' forecast as warnings expand across NZ

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.