Karen's fighting destiny
Sky diving next on bucket list
Stallions wow crowd
5:00am If it was entertainment that onlookers wanted at the SBS Event Centre on Saturday, then they were in the right place.
Shot gull survives for months
5:00am A red-billed gull, shot at least six months ago with a crossbow bolt, is still carrying the evidence.
Japanese shrimp in Bluff Harbour
5:00am Skeleton-like shrimp have invaded Bluff Harbour and will spread through other Southland harbours.
Weather catches out Paddon
5:00am Getting stuck in a snow bank for almost eight minutes cost Hayden Paddon any chance of a win in the Super 2000 World Rally Championship.
Court decision looms
The two remaining identities of the South Canterbury Finance (SCF) five could be revealed on Monday.
Wage rise helps - but barely
Single mother Susan Lester is thankful for small mercies after the announcement of the rise in the minimum wage.
GPs seek smokers' history
South Canterbury GPs are calling on patients to provide their smoking history as part of a Government health target to help smokers quit.
Spanish horses return for dance
Truck and trailer goes missing
Life to heat up for TV 'foodie'
Iain Bamber can finally reveal a secret he's been holding on to for months – he is a contestant on this season's MasterChef New Zealand.
Celtic easily win Tweedy Cup
Celtic have claimed the Tweedy Cup senior two-day cricket competition with a dominant second day, set up by their captain Craig Davies.
Classy Townley dominant
Former world champion Ben Townley proved in irresistible form as he took out the first round of the New Zealand Motocross Championships.
Celtic gain control
Top players aim for world slot
Weather catches out Paddon
Getting stuck in a snow bank for almost eight minutes cost Hayden Paddon any chance of a win in the Super 2000 World Rally Championship.
Mixed earnings expected
New Zealand's leading brokerages are bracing themselves for a mixed interim earnings season.
Best farmland 'already sold off'
The amount of productive farmland being taken out of Kiwi hands each year has dropped off sharply in the past decade, newly released figures show.
Higher house price concern
Tax write-offs possible for some investors
Adaptability key to success
Op shops must be the envy of their rival shopkeepers.
Kiwi jailed in Australia wins appeal
A Kiwi who choked and bit his girlfriend has beaten a bid to deport him from Australia.
Families escape Homs
Syrian security forces eased their week-long bombardment of the central city of Homs on Sunday and let a few families leave opposition districts.
Suu Kyi hits campaign trail
Uzbek admits plot to kill Obama
Kiwi firm clears mines in Laos
Laos can be a dangerous country, with thousands of mines and unexploded explosive devices littering the countryside.
Whitney Houston found dead
Whitney Houston, who once ruled as pop music's queen, has been found dead in Beverly Hills.
North Korea's A-ha! moment
Five young North Korean musicians add a playful twist to one of the most popular Western pop songs of the 1980s.
Adele puts fears to rest
LeAnn takes on Chelsea
Baby Blue Ivy makes debut
Beyonce and Jay-Z release the first family pictures of their daughter Blue Ivy Carter.
BORN for THE SKIES
Russell Gutschlag learned to fly in a Tiger Moth, was only the fourth person in New Zealand to gain his helicopter rating, and these days spends three days a week flying tourists around the Mackenzie Country.
Silence is golden for Sam
Sam Wills has carved a career out of saying very little.
Depression battle
Lighting up South Canterbury
The great outdoors
The Herald's chief photographer John Bisset has never been one to shy away from a new experience, but his latest left him breathless – in more ways than one.
Editorial: Yes you can, no you can't
If Prime Minister John Key was invited to host a radio talkback show for an hour today, do you think he'd do it?
Editorial: Is this just a con job?
WHEN the Emissions Trading Scheme kicks in next year it's going to cost us more to dump rubbish.
Editorial: Time to play together
Editorial: Well done, Your Majesty
Seconds to terror
Imagine how quickly the pleasure and enjoyment turned to sheer terror.
Matthew's next blog
January brought with it a new year, and a ton of new opportunities and experiences.
Audience rise to texting song
He didn't win the main prize, but Temuka student Hemi Anglem won the hearts of the audience.
Bike tours launched
Interest is already building in the Alps to Ocean cycle trail, just weeks after the first sections were opened.
Festive adventure
Temuka's Matthew Drummond shares his Christmas experience in Norway with Attitude readers.
