Dunedin's Botanic Garden. Photo: 123RF
A man has been seriously injured after an unprovoked attack in the Dunedin Botanic Garden.
The man was attacked on Monday afternoon by a stranger, a police spokesperson said.
He suffered a significant cut to his forehead and was taken to Dunedin Hospital.
Police were searching for the offender, who took off on a mountain bike after the attack.
A woman who was reported missing last month has been found dead in Whangārei.
Almost as many potholes were filled in 2022 as in the previous three years in the Ashburton District.
Cyclone Hale has made landfall with gale-force winds, 6m swells on the coast and heavy rain, and caused road closures, slips and flooding across several regions.
Six people have been injured in a two-car crash between Wanaka and Haast.
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