Driver who took police on 700km car chase sentenced at Christchurch District Court

The super-rich are buying experiences instead of handbags and heading to NZ.

Allegations of asset-stripping have been hurled at Mondelez.

Mechanic seriously injuried after being caught in the hydraulic arm of a rubbish truck.

Small tourism businesses are on a roll but facing higher costs and recruitment problems.

Firefighters say a person was found in a burning house this morning.

Mayors have taken their concerns about irresponsible camping to the Prime Minister.

Making it an offence to feed kea was just one of the many ideas put forward.

Wires securing the pole were cut in what the trust says was the work of an ''extremist''.

The Anglican priest has been stood aside from religious duties for 'forseeable future'.

Justine Tyerman sets a new tradition during a great day's skiing ...

The search for a missing mum-of-three Nicola Hedley continues in Dunedin.

Cigarette robberies in the South have been increasing, with a series of them in Dunedin.

Search resumes for Nicola Hedley, who vanished from a Dunedin party on Sunday morning.

Heavy rain and bad conditions meant police were concerned for the woman's wellbeing

Resident says he feared someone would die when the party got out of control.

Police were called by neighbours to the party attended by about 300 students.

Mt Ruapehu looks likely to get a slight dusting of snow when the cold front hits overnight

Grab the wet weather gear as rain is on its way, and high winds are set to hit.

Fault line could cause an earthquake as destructive as 2010's Canterbury quake.

The car weaved among traffic on a Dunedin motorway with police in pursuit.

Frenchwoman bitten three times by shark while bodyboarding in the Catlins.

Darren Mills hasn't been surfing since he fought off a shark at Curio Bay in 2014.

A woman bodyboarding off the Catlins coast received a moderate-sized bite from a shark.

The woman is said to have moderate injuries after the attack.

Low-decile schools are slowest to join new a scheme that funds extra teachers

One of the closest active faults to Dunedin is not giving up its secrets easily.

A gecko smuggled from home in Otago, taken to Germany and returned is set to be named.

He admitted assaulting his son by placing his hand around the boy's throat.

A new study says international students are an "untapped opportunity" for NZ regions.