Judge rejects claim teenager tried to stop violence.

"I've never seen anything like it."

"I can only assume it's some sick, twisted individual with too much time on their hands."

A union outraged a South Island freight company was fined just $1800 after a crash.

'Our family will be forever broken', says grieving daughter.

Prison who stomped on inmate's head dished out the same treatment to second cellmate.

Interviewees confirm pressure to drink to excess and sexual focus of many activities.

Allegations came following a children's match in Dunedin. Football South to look into it.

The initiative is aimed at high-risk offenders to give them access to intensive therapy.

Some parts of the city could resemble New York, Edinburgh or even Thailand.

A family finally has access to legal, medical cannabis. But the costs are crippling.

House sellers across NZ are still cashing in despite some markets cooling off.

The man's lewd escapade on a Dunedin beach led to a brief police search this morning.

Bunnings has stopped selling a panel heater and the supplier has issued a recall.

Police are treating the death of a man found on Brighton Beach as unexplained.

Northeasterlies and rain spread down North Island during long weekend.

Police treating the death unexplained, do not believe he died in suspicious circumstances.

Missing girl could be anywhere in lower South Island, say police.

Logan Walden spent an hour wrangling the feathered intruder.

The man slipped a folding blade out of his pocket and slashed it at the victim's throat.

A man who apologised to his victim online after raping her has been found guilty.

Dunedin man and his heavily pregnant partner had a lucky escape while driving home.

Rug up warm - more cold temperatures are expected today and tomorrow.

Anthony Hall breached a protection order when assaulting his partner in front of child.

Michael Shane McFadyen thought the car was his ex-girlfriend's.

'Make it go boom', jilted man told his mate. But they got the wrong car.

Dad said 'I shouldn't have done that' as son pulled the staples out of his flesh.

He beat her and hit her with a barbecue lighter until she blacked out.

After allegedly being raped twice in a Dunedin walkway, a woman found the man on Facebook.

Elise Wolfgram has just taken home the top student awards for a role she loves.