Farmers are struggling without 200 skilled harvest machinery operator workers they were promised from overseas.
Emergency services were called to Stanley Rd South, Te Aroha, at about 3.20am on Sunday.
Police said another person was treated for minor to moderate injuries.
Emergency services were called to the fire on Dale St just after 12.30am on Sunday.
Ten chicks have hatched this year, the result of an intensive breeding programme run by the Department of Conservation in Northland.
Tom Brady is retiring from the NFL after an unprecedented career in which he won seven Super Bowls and set numerous passing records, his company's Twitter account said Saturday.
A dog is believed to have died after swallowing the algae in Canterbury.
The prime minister and Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro were on one of the flights, along with some of their staff.
Mitchell Santner and Katene Clarke have smashed Canterbury’s attack to all parts of Seddon Park as Northern Districts won the men’s Super Smash final.
Liam Lawson and Marcus Armstrong are driving in the top KZ2 division, competing against a host of excited local drivers from around NZ.
The patient was in their 70s and had a number of underlying health conditions, the Ministry of Health said.
Eleven people are in hospital with the virus.
Emergency services responded to the crash shortly before 1pm.
Sixty-five firefighters were at the scene after Suttons tool factory Kaiapoi caught on fire.
The latest 1News Kantar Public Poll asked if people approved or disapproved of the way the politicians were handling their jobs.
In the end, New York escaped the worst of the blizzard, but other states weren't so lucky.
Numbers released by the police confirm that firearms violence is on the rise.
Visitors to Auckland's Kelly Tarltons cafe between 11.45am and 12.30pm on Tuesday, January 25, need to isolate and get tested immediately.
Cromwell's Doreen Evans rallied local builders to have a house built in four months, which she sold then donated the money to those who needed it most.
An Iraqi intelligence source said IS does not have the same sources of financing as in the past and is incapable of holding ground.
