They've no idea what to make of the strange people who have appeared on the far riverbank....

This boutique hotel is thought to be the largest single-storey home in the South Island.

Chloe Johnson visits an Oamaru lodge with hosts as fascinating as the building's history.

The country's top rugby team has come to the rescue after a Special Olympian's prized All Blacks shirt was stolen while he was training.

Molly the labrador has had something of a ruff week. The 13-month-old dog, owned by Kayleigh Holmes, swallowed eight stones recently and had to have them surgically removed.

House star Hugh Laurie has a found a good place to hole up as his debut album Let Them Talk is released to less than widespread acclaim.

A cattle truck driver killed when his truck and trailer rolled on SH1 north of Kaikoura has been named.

An Oamaru teenager is claiming he acted in self defence when he fatally stabbed another teen last year.

The Easter holiday road toll stands at five after a single-vehicle crash in Taranaki last night.

The Easter holiday road toll now stands at three after a 19-year-old man was killed in a crash in Otago this morning. The two occupants had to be cut from the vehicle and one man died at the scene.

A crash involving a truck and a car has downed power lines on State Highway 1 in south Canterbury.

Police have named one of two men who died in a horrific crash near Oamaru in north Otago this morning.

A man is dead and another is in a critical condition after a horrific crash north of Palmerston, Otago, this morning.