Skipper has spoken with police and is safe and well, an updated police statement said.

Unless promised life support comes through, Franz Josef will flatline, councillor says.

Police were called to the discovery on Avonhead's Bevington St at about 12.20pm.

The crash happened near the intersection of Roberts Road and Pound Road in Islington.

The defendant, aged in his 60s, faces 16 charges.

The freight service was carrying empty coal wagons when it came off the tracks.

When Aaron Nicholson stumbled across the fungus he did not know what it was.

The Waitaki Mayor says NZTA's cost alone is probably $200,000 or $300,000.

Some residents face power price increases of up to an average of $876 per year by 2025-26.

Woman claims a box of cherries taken by airline's check-in staff were subsequently eaten.

Police were alerted to reports of a pine tree falling onto the road near Pigeon Flat Rd.

The person from the United Kingdom tested positive during routine testing around day 1.

Zdenek Smerda's body was found at Wilson Bay, about 10km west of Queenstown, last Monday.

The group of Ukrainian and Russian mariners arrived on Wednesday last week.

More than $100 million could be spent on 12 major projects over the next decade.

196 of the false alarms were deemed malicious, where alarms were activated deliberately.

The Southern District Health Board has postponed all deferrable elective surgery.

Sefton thumped Weedons after amassing 261/7 in their 45 overs on Saturday.

Fake Spark employee told 69-year-old woman her Spark account had been hacked.

The first working week of 2021 will be a good one for most people in New Zealand.

Concern is mounting as a mysterious sickness kills yellow-eyed penguin chicks.

All the action between the Canterbury Kings and Central Stags in the Super Smash.

A passerby reportedly treated the injured scooter rider until emergency services arrived.

An NZTA spokesperson said some main routes are likely to be busy later today.

Two cars collided on Ravensbourne Rd on Friday night, injuring six.

There may still be a chance for one last beach trip this weekend before returning to work.

The high-profile Dunedin inmate cleared his first hurdle to freedom on Thursday.

Aer you up to cycling, walking and kayaking across the South Island in four days?

Ruairi Taylor chased officer along a road wielding a weapon and shouting 'Allahu Akbar'.