Man who rammed police car after months on the run has been jailed for nearly three years.

University of Otago fears Govt changes to tertiary education could result in free-for-all.

Possums seeking a mate are the main suspects in the skifield sabotage.

A central Dunedin street has been closed after several ice-related crashes.

Boy was standing near the edge of a narrow precipitous section of track when it gave way.

One person is dead and at least 10 people injured after a bus and 4WD crashed.

How many children are infected by chickenpox outbreak is not known.

Parliamentary officials reportedly know the content of the Todd Barclay tapes.

A burglar ransacked two houses - but left a balaclava with his DNA on it.

The survivor of yesterday's Otago plane crash is 'recovering well'.

One person has died and another badly injured after a plane crashed in Otago.

Tom Cruise and Mission Impossible co-star Ving Rhames have been photographed in Queenstown

"When we were waiting on the street the flames got larger and there was smoke everywhere."

Jim O'Malley is pulling out of his bid to win a manufacturing contract from Mondelez.

Gibbston winery has had its off-licence renewed despite an objection from its neighbours.

Police responded to a call out of a "suspicious package" at Dunedin bus stop.

The man behind a public campaign to save Dunedin's chocolate factory has concerns.

Todd Barclay: National MP, former tobacco lobbyist, and now in the thick of it.

In the run-up to the winter festival Lorna Subritzky has great food and wine suggestions.

A Dunedin man who finds peace in the company of seagulls has become an internet sensation.

Mother of man who took his own life angered by apology for shortcomings in his care.

A 41-year-old man is facing charges of indecently assaulting a child under 12.

Police are offering rewards for anyone who has information on black-market tobacco.

A former prison counsellor who posted about ex-girlfriend's abusive mother gets convicted.

Tomorrow's Interislander sailings have been canned as snow falls in the South.

From today an active front will begin to cross the South Island, moving north.

Cruise looked to be in high spirits during a break from a chopper flight around Wakatipu.

One snow-mad family went to extreme lengths to be first on the slopes at The Remarkables

Parents forced to keep kids out of school because they do not have enough food for them.

An oil tanker has crashed on SH6, the Haast Pass Highway; Police say don't drive in area.