Man who tried to drag woman into van for sex still high-risk: parole denied
Incident occurred 10 months after man was released from jail after serving stint for rape.
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Ho ho ho-hum: Xmas spending barely up on last year
Paymark blames flat spending growth on Black Friday.
Lowdown antics hit farmer on the high road
Old Dunstan Rd is a mecca for motorcycle enthusiasts looking to get off the beaten track.
Dog's road to recovery after surviving vicious dog attack
Following the attack, the once active dog became introverted and struggled to sleep.
Friends mourn 21-year-old 'good bugger' killed in tragic baler incident
'It hit a few of the boys pretty hard. Everyone was obviously in a bit of shock.'
Holiday traffic: Congestion builds on country's roads
Exactly where and when the busiest times will be has been calculated by NZTA.
Jingle cells: Christmas in NZ prisons starts with 'modest lunch'
For inmates in New Zealand prisons Christmas day is much the same as any other day.
Fight over $1 bag of chips firing may not be over
She was fired from her job at a rest-home after taking a packet of chips from a cupboard.
Watch: Loose items likely cause in deadly chopper crash
Brothers Nick and Matthew Wallis were killed in separate helicopter incidents this year.
Gill saves the day
Whanganui's Akash Gill's century helps Central Districts draw with Northern Districts
New leaders and high achievers named at Nga Tawa School
Head girl Rebecca Nesdale and deputy Holly Hodgson will be school leaders in 2019.
Christmas weather set to be a cracker - but only for some
Christmas Day sun for the centre, rain or showers in the north and south
Vigils held throughout NZ for Grace Millane
Grace Millane's death has rocked New Zealand this past week.
Students' Association buys one of the last bars near campus
OUSA has bought one of the last remaining bars near the Dunedin campus.
Kiwi wine newcomer brings its bottles to life with AR
Providore Wines is using augmented reality and an app to sell its wine.
Women, fast cars and helicopter gunships shouldn't mix with alcohol, Mr Bond
British agent James Bond once consumed 50 units of alcohol while on the job.
Bus driver sacked for 'inappropriate behaviour' seen driving taxi
Complainant said the driver became notorious among women who regularly rode the route.
New terror laws snare eight Kiwis
Terror experts concerned that eight Kiwis deemed national security threat
Man dies after losing control of 4WD, plunging down 200m bluff
Man's family and friends found his body and the wreckage of the vehicle after a search.
Watch: Twister forms above Central Otago
A motorist has described the moments a tornado began to form above her.
Police officer caught on phone while driving - by cops
Dunedin police have been left highly disappointed by the actions of motorists in Dunedin.
Is it time to abandon this flood-hit settlement?
"At what point do we say that this community is in the wrong place?"
Watch: Head girl's speech shares what it was like coming out as gay
Waimate Head girl shared a heartfelt speech during her school prizegiving.
Rare takahē chicks die in floods
Two of the weeks-old flightless New Zealand birds have died.
After the fall: Kiwi haunted by act of casual cruelty
Gordon Brown was seriously injured, but what happened next still brings him to tears.
Don't let it rain on our parade
Heavy rain and possibly thunderstorms in many areas today.
Dunedin bar death referred to corner
It is understood the death occurred at upmarket lounge and rooftop bar Carousel.
Re-enactment of women's historic vote dash
Next Wednesday is the 125th of women's first voting to choose New Zealand MPs.
Exhausted teen drowned after getting five-year-old girl to safety
Ben Gardner drowned a couple of weeks before Christmas while saving a young girl.
Spike of 'Code Browns' at Oamaru's swimming pool
The manager has disovered that the incident has occurred at the same time every week.
Residents told to evacuate as flooding hits Dunedin
Torrential rain is hitting Dunedin and causing flooding in some suburbs and at the airport
Dunedin hit with hail storm as weather turns
A severe weather watch has been issued for coastal Otago and Fiordland.