"More people end up on antidepressants than is necessarily ideal."
The annual fixture on the rural calendar starts this weekend.
Emergency services were called to the scene on SH1, North of Dunsandel just before 6am.
Megan Woods isn't planning to back down on her crusade to ensure Kiwis "a fair price" for fuel.
The Highlanders will be chasing their seventh win from nine games this season.
The season opens this weekend, and SAFE says upwards of 200,000 birds are maimed and die slowly, on top of the million or so birds taken each year by hunters.
It will increase the maximum fine from $400 to $1,000.
The property on Wesley St, South Dunedin, caught ablaze just after 1am today - police say they are investigating.
The operations often involve replacing the wings of butterflies who have suffered injuries or have been born with deformities.
Housing Minister Phil Twyford said it is to "support our most vulnerable homeless people and families".
It had barely cleared the runway at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport before the crash.
The New York Times reports the Redskins cheerleaders were allegedly forced to undress on a trip during a photo shoot in 2013 to Costa Rica.
Corin Dann is joined by visiting US Professor of Sociology Dr Michael Carolan.
The robbery happened on April 30.
Campbell Burnes has all you need to know ahead of the latest round.
Dr David Clark said today it is a "red letter day for the people of the South".
Commodore Alfred Keating has today lost name suppression and denies the charges of making an intimate visual recording at the NZ embassy in Washington DC.
The mental health ambassador speaks frankly to Jehan Casinader, on Sunday night's The Inside Word.
Five games with big implications for the second half the season - how do the TVNZ oracles see it panning out?
Labour is 'crying poverty', says Nikki Kaye, and National is 'short-sighted', says Chris Hipkins.
Walker had life-changing procedure after being diagnosed with the rare cancer-causing gene CDH1.
Priyanka Chopra has declared the future royal hasn't changed a bit since her engagement to Prince Harry.
Police say they cannot rule out the possibility of further arrests.
The child died in hospital in 2013 and the only pictures the family have are of her covered in tubes.
This week the 1 NEWS Political team discuss Auckland's new regional fuel tax.
A man appeared in the Christchurch District Court today over the incident.
Emmanuel Macron is hosting a climate change discussion with Pacific leaders.
Reporter Andrea Vance says the prominence the PM's pregnancy has had in the media landscape has been oppressive.
The two victims were located in the boot with moderate injuries and were taken to Middlemore Hospital for treatment after the Thursday night incident.
Wife Victoria Beckham captured the special moment on video.
The 1 NEWS Political team say the devil will be in the detail with this tax.
Danger shot to fame in New Zealand after footage of him car surfing a taxi went viral in 2013.
Three fire crews attended the accident and used rope lines to get the driver back to the road.
Maria Fernanda Mora says what happened to her "happens to thousands of women every day".
The Jaguares have stunned the Chiefs 23-19 in Rotorua to end their Australasia tour on a high.
A defendant in handcuffs runs out of a courtroom, flips over a railing and falls to the ground.
The Crusaders have run riot in the second half against the Rebels, outscoring them 42-0 to win the game 55-10.
Sergeant Clem Edmonds will no longer patrol South Island highways.
The system has a lofty goal of cleaning up forty billion litres of water a year.
In an election promise an inquiry into mental health is underway.
Northland growers are warning the favourite sweet vege could get even more expensive.
Todd Beane has been working with Christchurch United’s academy coaches so they can develop smarter, well-rounded players.
Misiona Aiolupota-Pei only picked up Grid Iron a few years ago, but he's already leaving his mark on the American game.
Inspector Mel Aitken will represent NZ at the Trail Running World Champs.
Despite having skills Immigration NZ says the country is short of their residency is being denied.
Thomasin Harcourt-McKenzie has been lauded by US press for her performance in Leave No Trace.
A second person was injured in collision on State Highway 2.
There are parallels between Key hiking GST and Ardern holding policy to make doctor visits cheaper.
