Tina Weepu jailed for two years following attack that left 72-year-old blind in one eye.

A cyclist almost killed in a Queenstown hit-and-run is still recovering from her ordeal.

Trans woman charged with three armed robberies has been remanded to a men's prison.

Beachgoers are being reminded to keep their distance from wildlife.

Man who rammed police car after months on the run has been jailed for nearly three years.

University of Otago fears Govt changes to tertiary education could result in free-for-all.

Most of the country should see rain this weekend, but the temperatures should be mild.

A central Dunedin street has been closed after several ice-related crashes.

Boy was standing near the edge of a narrow precipitous section of track when it gave way.

How many children are infected by chickenpox outbreak is not known.

Sober drivers are plying teens with alcohol in Dunedin, say parents.

Man connected with the girls on social media via the Dunedin sober drivers Facebook page.

"We were a few hundred metres away from the finish line and they were just crossing it.

A burglar ransacked two houses - but left a balaclava with his DNA on it.

A fleeing gunman pulled a pistol on a member of the public after bolting from the scene.

The survivor of yesterday's Otago plane crash is 'recovering well'.

On person is dead and four have been injured in a two-car crash.

Two unemployed Mosgiel men arrested following a string of Nissan thefts in Dunedin.

Jim O'Malley is pulling out of his bid to win a manufacturing contract from Mondelez.

A suspicious package which sparked the closure of Dunedin's CBD was a demo tape.

Police responded to a call out of a "suspicious package" at Dunedin bus stop.

The man behind a public campaign to save Dunedin's chocolate factory has concerns.

The owner of the award-winning building called the case "vexatious".

Deciding to get a tattoo while inebriated often ends in tears. But she has no regrets.

A Dunedin man who finds peace in the company of seagulls has become an internet sensation.

Police have cordoned off a part of central Dunedin and evacuated businesses.

Craig Storey was to play the part of All Black Keith Murdoch

Four people were caught selling counterfeit merchandise outside Forsyth Barr Stadium.

The South Today news anchor Craig David Storey had his sentencing adjourned till August

Police are offering rewards for anyone who has information on black-market tobacco.