A 17-year-old who failed to stop for police later told them he believed he could drive fast because it was "just Hampden" he was travelling through.

Greg McGee is the author of The Open Side, the biography of All Black captain Richie McCaw. He is also a literary gender bender: McGee

Since having open-heart surgery at just three-months-old, an Oamaru toddler has shown tremendous strength, fighting spirit and resilience

John Parker gets a preview of a cycle trail that promises to be one of our finest.

Dairy owner Joy Wang is recovering after being being robbed at knife-point for the second time in 12 months.

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.

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.