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A person suffered serious injuries after they were struck by a car in East Taieri tonight.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Photo: Getty Images Britain will face shortages of fuel, food and medicine if it leaves the European Union without a transition deal, jamming ports and requiring a hard border in Ireland, official government documents leaked to the Sunday Times show.

A man is in a serious condition after being stabbed twice by a stranger at a Christchurch service station.

aust_murder_cops.jpg Police collect evidence in the carpark of the Te Toto Gorge lookout on Whaanga Rd, south of Raglan on Friday morning. Photo: NZME Waikato police investigating the alleged shooting of an Australian tourist are calling for sightings of a man seen hitchhiking on the outskirts of Hamilton.

gettyimages-1168691774.jpg The Blacks Caps have lost their big chance to go to the top of the world test rankings with a disappointing loss to Sri Lanka in Galle. Photo: Getty Images The Black Caps' historic winning streak is over, and so are their chances of becoming the best team in world cricket.

King Tupou VI at his coronation in 2015. Photo: Getty Images Tongan police are considering laying treason charges against people insulting the royal family on Facebook, says the kingdom's attorney general.

prison_bars_0.png Photo: ODT files This story discusses graphic details of suicide and death threats.

Gabriel Jesus of Manchester City angrily remonstrates with referee Michael Oliver after VAR ruled out his late goal for handball. Photo: Reuters Manchester City were held to a controversial 2-2 draw at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, allowing Premier League title rivals Liverpool, who won 2-1 at Southampton, to gain an early two-point advantage.

bivouac1.jpg Branches and scraps of tarpaulin form what appears to be a homeless person's now-abandoned "bivvy'' in bushes bordering the Dunedin suburb of Mornington. PHOTO: BRUCE MUNRO The government will spend $54 million on fresh initiatives aimed at preventing and reducing homelessness.

2019-08-18t041611z_1548105476_rc1848906eb0_rtrmadp_3_afghanistan-blast.jpg A damaged stage of a wedding hall is seen after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo: Reuters A suicide bomber killed 63 people and wounded 182 in an attack on a packed wedding reception in the Afghan capital on Saturday night, the interior ministry said, as violence shows no sign of easing despite hopes for a deal on a US troop withdrawal.

A man has presented himself at Queenstown Hospital after being shot by a BB gun.

A man has moderate injuries after an avalanche in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park.

A mother had to buy back her daughter's ride-on car after it was stolen then posted for sale on Facebook. Photo: Supplied via Star.Kiwi A mother took matters into her own hands after her daughter’s electric ride-on car was stolen then posted for sale on Facebook just hours later.

india-kashmirprotestreuters.jpg Kashmiri women shout slogans at a protest in Srinagar. Photo: Reuters Indian security forces injured at least six people on Saturday in Srinagar, the main city in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir, as several protests broke out against New Delhi's revocation of the region's autonomy last week.

motorway_crash_lindar.jpg An ambulance attends the scene of two crashes on the Northern Motorway, Dunedin near the Pigeon Flat summit. Photo: Linda Robertson No-one was seriously hurt in a series of car crashes, at least two of them in icy conditions, north of Dunedin early today.

85-year-old farrier Brian Wilson is plying his trade as the plating inspector at Riccarton on race-days. Photo: Martin Hunter Brian Wilson (85) is a name anyone in the horse racing industry will recognise. The former farrier can still be found at Riccarton as the club’s plating inspector. On Saturday, August 10, race three in the Grand National Festival of Racing’s first event was named ‘Brian Wilson 51 years a farrier’ in his honour. Gordon Findlater catches up with him

One person has been flown to hospital by helicopter in a serious to critical condition after a crash in Southland.

Two people have been taken to hospital - one with serious injuries - following a group fight in the Queenstown CBD.

stevesmithcricket-ashes.jpg ustralia's Steve Smith lays on the floor after being hit by a ball from England's Jofra Archer as England's Jos Buttler and Australia's Pat Cummins look on. Photo: Action Images via Reuters Australia's Steve Smith was given the all-clear after being forced to retire hurt when he was struck by a short ball from England fast bowler Jofra Archer on the fourth day of the second Ashes test at Lord's on Saturday.

George North of Wales scores the opening try during the Under Armour Summer Series match between Wales and England. Photo: Getty Images For the first time in a decade, a new teams sit at the top of the World Rugby men's rankings.