A man who did a 'dumb thing' by robbing his place of work has been shown some leniency.

A group of Dunedin men witnessed the horror and panic following the Las Vegas massacre.

Researchers seek causes of decline in teens' risky behaviours

There was an incident with a knife, new babies and shades of Harry Potter for our new MPs.

The woman is the last of four complainants to give evidence against an Otago man.

Hundreds of students gathered in the backyard of the flat near and cheered on the antics.

A woman has described to a jury her childhood ordeal of watching her friend being raped.

Fears that spontaneous mountainside collapse would kill hut occupants

Otago man allegedly lured 4 young girls into his bed and sexually abused them in sequence.

the request for the 48-hour temporary liquor ban had come from the police.

Woman rescued from Ben Lomond after her husband tracked her location with his smartphone.

One incident involved the man asking a 17-year-old girl if she wanted a ride.

Stephen Lowe's wife calls for help with a private search after her husband goes missing.

Could we breed better bees? That's the goal of a new $6.3m genetic study.

Stephen Lowe popped out of work one Friday morning for two minutes, but never returned.

Neighbours made brave attempts to enter fiery home in hope of saving the occupant.

Dunedin woman due to be sentenced turned up so drunk she could barely stand.

The blaze at a house was "well involved" when crews arrived.

Former journalist and current affairs host David Beatson dies

A homemade sign that appeared at a Dunedin beach has made waves around the world.

Despite being beaten with metal pole, his partner wants to resume their relationship.

Oamaru police are investigating a second attempted child abduction in less than 4 weeks.

DoC and the police are appealing for information about how a sea lion was shot on Sunday

Police have found missing Dunedin man Stephen Lowe's car.

Stephen Lowe hasn't been seen since Friday morning after failing to return to work.

Venetia Sherson looks at alternative two-wheelers to ride the Otago Central Rail Trail.

The Green Party is downplaying the risk of putting Metiria Turei back in the spotlight.

Crown Range Rd will remain closed until tomorrow afternoon after a significant slip.

Labour's tax U-turn will not stop it from fixing NZ's housing woes, Jacinda Ardern says.

Queenstown man denies wounding infant with intent when he broke his son's ribs and arm.