Disgusted principal says hype around traditional "Blood Match" is out of hand.

Waitaki old boys attack rival Oamaru school twice ahead of grudge rugby "Blood Match".

Stuck in a hotel that had an active case, he heard about it first from the media.

Questions raised about testing and security inside managed isolation for Covid.

About 10,000 people who normally live in New Zealand on work visas are stuck overseas.

Y2K was upon us. So we loaded up the car, and drove all the way to Stewart Island.

"Leon, you need to own this and make a change for the better."

He even managed to milk the cows twice while completing the gigantic run.

With the advent of vaccines, epidemics have faded from memory. But we've been here before.

Nissan Maxima slammed into a pile of boulders and engine bay burst into flames.

Mother of teen: 'I thought she was safe but in fact I was sending her to the lion's den'.

Suspect in unsolved case reported to police a year before he died, but nothing was done.

A women heard what sounded like ferocious dog snarling in the early hours of Saturday.

One vehicle ended up on its roof in the rail crossing crash.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand called to Alliance Group Pukeuri Plant.

The prisoner was declined parole because "he remains effectively untreated".

The 108-year-old took care of herself until the age of 104.

The death will be referred to the Coroner.

Truck left teetering near waters edge after driver suffers a broken leg.

Man claimed sexual activity was consensual, but he knew it was wrong.

Murderer thought to be suffering from PTSD as result of stabbing pensioner to death

Excellent goal kicking performance in adverse conditions for victory in Greymouth.

Home town side reverses round robin defeat to lift Heartland rugby's ultimate prize.

As usual it's a mixed bag weather-wise, with heat for some, and rain for others.

Boat capsized on Friday afternoon on the Waitaki River.

North Otago and Wanganui will battle for the ultimate prize of the Meads Cup.

Two survivors made it to shore then trekked "some distance" to raise alarm.

Some old favourites return to prominence, while others wonder what might have been.

Unplanned closure followed the suspension of OML's access to China beef markets.