Fire gutted a classroom at the former Kenmure Intermediate School site in Dunedin this morning.

Elisabeth Easther finds a town full of golden opportunities.

A PhD psychology student drove her unwarranted and unregistered Mercedes Benz through Dunedin streets, while swigging on a bottle of wine.

A pensioner reported missing in Otago has been found.

A burglar crawled on his belly inside a Dunedin grocery store to prevent detection from sensor alarms and steal thousands of dollars from its safe.

Police officer says in 23 years of policing, confrontational Gun City owner "would have been one of worst people he's ever dealt with".

An off-duty police officer discovered a motorcyclist killed in a crash in the Lindis Pass, Central Otago yesterday.

A motorcyclist has been killed in an accident on the Lindis Pass Tarras Rd in the South Island. A police spokeswoman said the accident

Four houses are being threatened by a large scrub fire in Dunedin this afternoon.

Police took the unusual step of breathalysing a man who was tucked up in his bed at home.

Ranfurly's only bank closed its doors yesterday.

A blaze which killed a man at a block of flats in Invercargill does not appear to be suspicious, a Fire Service authority says.

A fire has affected the Maniototo Arts Centre in Ranfurly this morning.

The incident in January was investigated, but in September police said no charges would be laid against the officers as there was "insufficient evidence".

Queenstown's Mount Nicholas station cruise is both epic and intimate, writes Paul Rush.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has launched a probe into the police handling of alleged illegal hunting by off-duty officers

Neighbours of a 66-year-old man found dead at a Brockville house say he was a hardworking man who always seemed to have a smile on his face.

An elderly whitebaiter was seriously injured when he fell into the Taieri River south of Dunedin this morning.

A detailed map showing the location of every dangerously compromised power pole in Dunedin shows just how worried residents should be about the risk of death or injury.

A weather balloon with cameras attached has captured a stunning view of Central Otago from the sky.

Police are investigating the theft of 28 firearms stolen from a Dunedin home yesterday evening.

Delta and Aurora are being investigated for failing to replace dangerous power poles in Dunedin.

Tennessy Weir checks into a sophisticated boutique hotel in Queenstown.

A pedestrian has suffered serious injuries after being hit by a car in South Dunedin.

The cost of housing in Auckland is pushing staff in industries to leave the city, while Auckland businesses must be prepared to pay more to keep staff.

Detectives are investigating after a teenage girl was grabbed by a stranger on dark suburban steps in Dunedin.

Dunedin risks gaining a reputation as a "slum city" if landlords continue to flout Government standards, Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says.

A top Auckland school is losing three science teachers as houses become an "unrealistic" goal for many in the profession.

A man has been found dead in a spa pool at a motel in Central Otago tonight. However, drowning may not have been the cause of death

A good Samaritan has described the harrowing moments when a pregnant woman jumped from the second storey of a Dunedin flat as it was being engulfed in flames.