Tree hut has one of the best views in Queenstown, cheap rent - but no permission.

Mum's anger as 16yo put in hotel instead of residential care.

Police are appealing to the public after a series of suspicious fires in Dunedin.

Kiwi man was victim of a "sophisticated" harassment which lasted two and a-half years.

Sales in Queenstown's newest subdivision were running hot.

Policeman relays nightmare stories of car crashes ending in tragedy because of speeding.

A ceremony for law and science student, 17, comes after he was found dead at City College.

"Major" mistakes in the operation to rescue man whose boat was engulfed by flames.

The weather is looking calmer at last as New Zealanders head back to work after Easter

Interactive: Statistics for 2016 show winners and losers by decile.

Showers are likely for much of the North Island today, according to the MetService.

The death of an 18-year-old man at a Dunedin flat is not considered suspicious.

Police were called to a Dunedin address this afternoon after a body was discovered.

Woman led "premeditated, persistent, vile barrage and attack" against businessman's wife.

Central Otago's rabbits are under attack, as hundreds of shooters head for the hills.

Most of our holidays were spent camping.

Mozzarella production will double to meet global export demands.

The University of Otago's human nutrition department is the latest in the firing line.

Residents should clear gutters and drains as up to 15mm of rain could fall in an hour.

Fund meant to be split between three final recipients, but payment hasn't been made.

Family hopes death will be a catalyst for "better outcomes for people seeking care".

A complaint has been laid after a female rugby coach pushed a referee in a friendly game.

A woman has been taken to hospital with accidental gunshot wounds.

IHC has signalled it will stop providing home support, contract board and foster care.

Higher wind speeds have forced the postponement of NASA's super-pressure balloon.

A man jailed following death of friend during a drunken incident had appeal rejected.

A female Corrections officer has been hospitalised following a scuffle in court.

Lorna Subritzky embraces the splendour of our southern playground.

Locals shocked and devastated by the death of a young couple in a plane crash.

Police have released the names of two people killed in the microlight crash yesterday.