Firefighters say a person was found in a burning house this morning.

The Anglican priest has been stood aside from religious duties for 'forseeable future'.

Cigarette robberies in the South have been increasing, with a series of them in Dunedin.

Will a local step in to make Pineapple Lumps and Jaffas?

Foreign buyers are flocking to this NZ town, sending prices skywards in the formerly sleepy area.

There was a record downpour in Auckland, a tornado in Taranaki and "quake lights" above Wellington. Oh, and 2016 was likely also New Zealand's hottest year on record.

Animal control officers were alerted to a "large, rogue goat" that was reported disrupting traffic in Oamaru.

An Oamaru man who caused a five-car smash that left five injured and one dead was a learner driver and had smoked two bongs before getting behind the wheel.

Oliver Briggs gave his competitor a head start in the men's slalom heats - next minute, he was "flying through the air".

Quick-thinking dairy farmer uses milk to put out a shed fire.

Police are investigating after a milk tanker ran off the road in North Otago, killing the driver.

It's been a lifetime in the making, years in its construction, but Dot Smith's fantasy castle is nearly ready.

A man arrested on Friday night and then given bail on Saturday morning went on an alleged crime spree in Christchurch, Oamaru and Dunedin.

Designers from all over the country - and sometimes from overseas - will show off their skills and their imaginations in June in Oamaru.

A 13-year-old Oamaru girl involved in a fatal crash has described the harrowing moment a car hurtled down the footpath towards her.

A 17-month-old boy is in Starship after a television allegedly fell on him at his Oamaru home this week.

Police are not commenting today on how a 14-month-old baby suffered serious injuries in Oamaru.

A man and a woman accused of disposing of the dead body of a child at Oamaru almost five years ago have been granted interim name suppression.

Police said the driver of the car has died at the crash on Oamaru-Alma Rd.

Police have released the name of the man who died when a tractor rolled yesterday.

Emergency services were called to the North Otago farm property at around 11.20am this morning.

A drone spotted hovering ominously in a single spot near Oamaru homes has spooked at least one resident.

An estimated 2500 people showed up to protest proposed funding cuts to Oamaru hospital today.

A man who was found dead in an Oamaru shopping block on Saturday has been identified by police.

An investigation is under way in Oamaru after police discovered the body of a man in a shopping block.

A Chinese tourist has admitted causing the death of Oamaru 5-year-old Ruby Jay Marris.

Ruby Jay Marris, the five year-old killed in a crash involving a foreign driver in Otago, has been remembered as “cherished and loved” and a "fun-loving princess".

Six overseas drivers have appeared in court over the past 24 hours after a series of crashes that have focused attention on tourist driving.