Man who confronted a gun-toting dad moments before he murdered his kids to be honoured.

Thick layers of snow have dusted mountain tops and caused hold ups at Queenstown airport.

Had that split-second decision been made 3 weeks ago, a wife might still have a husband.

Someone is targeting a certain type of car for joyrides and then dumping the vehicle.

National icon headed for extinction on mainland- unless we act now.

A man has been seriously injured in a farming accident in Central Otago.

The man, who has interim name suppression, appeared in a Queenstown court this morning.

Andrew Ginther's late night trip to A&E had led to even more stress.

University of Otago plans to place 60 cameras around the campus for students' safety.

Australian Andy Marshall is wanted by police so they can issue him with a trespass notice.

The principal income of a Dunedin supermarket is tobacco, so it faces losing its licence.

Thousands of lives may have been saved by a six-hour wait time target for hospital EDs.

Australian carpenter says he and his friends will just build another tree house.

Jan Falke threatened his former partner after discovering her previous relationship.

Police are investigating after a person was filmed driving dangerously in Dunedin.

Queenstown landowner chainsawed down tree-house built by Australian without permission.

Those in search and rescue often put their lives on the line. These are their stories.

A car has flipped in a crash in Oamaru, trapping and seriously injuring one person.

Rabbits have proven an unlikely ally to another bothersome pest: venomous redback spiders.

Man who paid $50 for a 13-year-old to perform a sex act on him can now be named.

Oamaru's Harbour St got the World War I treatment during filming yesterday.

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''.