Facebook request leads to money racket and jail term.

A nasty weather system has caused chaos across the country. Here's what you need to know.

Mark Cropp has accepted an offer to undergo free laser tattoo removal.

Companies are offering their support for an ex-prisoner who wants to turn his life around.

Mark Cropp's face reads 'Devast8' - ink he says he got while drunk in prison.

The September 23 general election will be one of the ''most important'' of its kind.

New Zealand First has now set its sights on regional electorates, including Waitaki.

Arrest made after an Oamaru man was shot in the leg on Sunday.

There were seven crashes, including one fatal smash, on New Zealand roads overnight.

A car has flipped in a crash in Oamaru, trapping and seriously injuring one person.

Oamaru's Harbour St got the World War I treatment during filming yesterday.

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 remains in a serious condition in Dunedin Hospital after being shot in the head at close range by a fishing line shooting machine.

'Why don't they shoot the bloody thing?' asks angry Oamaru resident.

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 have praised the actions of members of the public who rushed to the aid of an Oamaru teenager hit by a car at a pedestrian crossing on State Highway 1 yesterday.