Waimate Head girl shared a heartfelt speech during her school prizegiving.

Cold, wet weather dampens demand for salad vegetables.

Two of the weeks-old flightless New Zealand birds have died.

Gordon Brown was seriously injured, but what happened next still brings him to tears.

Heavy rain and possibly thunderstorms in many areas today.

It is understood the death occurred at upmarket lounge and rooftop bar Carousel.

Next Wednesday is the 125th of women's first voting to choose New Zealand MPs.

Ben Gardner drowned a couple of weeks before Christmas while saving a young girl.

The manager has disovered that the incident has occurred at the same time every week.

Appeal says there was a miscarriage of justice as Merritt's autism not raised with jury.

He saw "car going under the bus" and says since then things have "been pretty horrendous".

''There are aspects of this matter I regard as unique,'' the judge said.

Sources say clothing spotted being sucked out of chopper before crash.

The Bishop of Dunedin says he may not wait for a Royal Commission before lifting the lid.

Dad says more boy racers are doing burnouts, putting kid's lives at risk around his home.

Darryl Smith was abused by members of a Catholic order while in state care.

The fire was in a laundry in the building also containing SkyCity Casino.

Police are investigating after a woman allegedly stole a 4WD vehicle.

North Shore chiropractor Dean Kenny has, on two separate occasions, defrauded ACC.

Victim of Thursday's crash between a car and tourist bus named as Spencer Jason Hom Dow.

Dunedin-bound train sparks at least five fires alongside tracks.

A police spokeswoman said the person was lucky not to receive more serious injuries.

'Likeable rogue' Mitchell McPhee was about to become a father for first time.

Eleven men in NZ armed forces were awarded in the Victoria Cross in WW I

High-school stopworks come as mediation continues on primary teachers' pay.

As NCEA looms, parents are advised not to put too much pressure on their kids.

Partner speaks of losing the man she first met when he was her guide — and made her cry.

Car involved in crash which left 1 dead, 10 hurt was a rental driven by a foreign national

'For a while I thought it was a hoax." No hoax, just good old Kiwi honesty.

Tourist was marooned down a rock face on a ledge above a 30m drop to the sea below.