On May 9, 2014, Kahu Vincent was continuously beaten and had his head stomped.

There is an effort to overturn the decision to allow American television presenter Matt Lauer to buy the Hunter Valley Station.

The group became rowdier and continued to use obscene language, directed at others.

New Zealand's mobile surgical bus has been making healthcare more accessible to rural communities for 15 years. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Rare cache of paintings by famous NZ painter Frances Hodgkins surface in England

A wild horse had to be killed after it was severely injured in an attack.

More needs to be done to combat the pervasive influence of porn, a visiting expert says.

New Zealand universities have again scored high rankings in the annual QS World University Subject Rankings.

House built by polytechnic students shifted to new site.

The woman's car was hit by a truck pulling out and she "somehow made a left-hand turn'' into the building.

Manapouri man had left for the Falls Dam area yesterday but failed to return.

Henry the wily rooster dodged a bullet yesterday and had his deadline extended.

The net is closing on an anonymous writer with a "poison pen" sending letters to residents of a small Otago town.

Preloading party-goers are causing the lion's share of trouble for police.

A cold change sweeping up the South Island this afternoon has seen temperatures drop by double digits in 10 minutes.

The Queenstown land was offered for sale by international tender in December.

A cruise ship passenger has been denied entry to New Zealand this week on "character grounds".

Helen Dickson was awarded New Zealand's second highest medal for bravery.

Travel is safer now, so fewer of us are dying in large-scale disasters, but climate change could reverse the trend.

Arsonists leave $40,000 bill after setting fire to slides in children's playground.

A student caught with handwritten notes twice during the same examination was among 50 disciplined for dishonest practices by the University of Otago last year.

Police are at the crash in Central Otago, near the intersection of Springvale Rd and SH85.

Three people were hurt in a two-car crash at Devil's Staircase at Lake Wakatipu.

The Kokonga Bridge on the Kyeburn-Hyde Road in Central Otago is still closed while police and the fire service investigate a crash

Emergency services were called to the scene of the accident, near Kinloch, just after 1pm.

The takeover of Cadbury is leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of chocolate fans and workers from the UK to Dunedin.

Fears have been raised that motorists might fail to recognise a 3-D crossing in North Dunedin, putting pedestrians at risk.

Reese Witherspoon's Kiwi love affair has come to an end, with the Oscar-winning actress "sad to say goodbye" to New Zealand.

There've been no flare-ups overnight following a lakeside scrub fire at Wanaka, which sent huge fireballs into the sky.

A lakeside Wanaka scrub fire that was shooting "huge, big fireballs" into the sky has now been contained.