A Singapore man last month admitted charges of aggravated careless driving causing death and injury, after the death of a motorcyclist near Oamaru.

Police are investigating after a person woke to find a man in their Alexandra Heights Motel room early this morning.

Shandelle Battersby discovers a magic spot, just a few minutes out of Queenstown.

The concert where a balcony collapsed injuring 18 people should never have been held at student flats, Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says.

The Queenstown home of missing pilot John Beckenridge has gone on the market.

A 16yo boy was pleased to see a police officer who swam more than 100m through rough conditions in Otago Harbour to get to him after his yacht capsized.

A 16-year-old boy says he was pleased to see a police officer who swam more than 100m through rough conditions in Otago Harbour to get to him after his yacht capsized.

It may have cost $500,000, but the recipient of a new leg believes the "complete life-changer" was money well spent.

The teen behind the wheel of a car which rammed a police car yesterday was allegedly in the car famously brought to a stop by a flock of sheep.

University of Otago student asked: Can you do my assignment?

Easter might be about cute bunnies and chocolate eggs for most, but in one part of NZ wild rabbits are the target.

Police have named 62-year-old Kusum Rohit Kenia as the person who died in a Central Otago crash yesterday.

A hunter who called 111 after spotting a fire near his Waitaki Valley camp this summer was shocked to receive a $60,000 invoice from the Otago Rural Fire Authority.

Balconies at nine student apartments have been closed amid safety fears after an accident that injured 18 people in Dunedin.

Dunedin family furious police have not laid charges after they woke in the night to find a stranger standing in their bedroom doorway.

Police have found a firearm following the incident in Dunedin.

Party-goers blocked police from entering some flats to get people off balconies and roofs ahead of a balcony collapse that injured 18 people in Dunedin.

Cyclists are bringing the gold back to this former mining town, says Elisabeth Easther.

The Government has ordered an investigation into the collapse of a balcony during a Six60 concert which injured 18 university students.

Family of a 19-year-old student who suffered spinal injuries in Dunedin's balcony collapse fear the teenager may never walk again.

Two victims of a balcony collapse during a Six60 gig in Dunedin remain in serious conditions in hospital this morning.

Central Otago is wooing a "massive" movie using Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell as a venue, starring up to two Hollywood A-listers.

Five arrests as Otago University's Orientation Week turns feral.

The Wakatipu Basin is a walker's paradise, offering a shed-load of stunning views.

A big rescue effort was mounted in Otago last night after two paua divers were swept out to sea by a rip.

6-year-old identical triplets Olivia, Charlotte and Haylee have been excitedly counting down the days leading to their return to Milton Primary School.

An Alexandra man has been taken to hospital with head injuries after a crash north of the Central Otago town early today.

David Joseph Jackson was found in an unresponsive state and given medical attention, but was pronounced dead at the scene.

A Dunedin woman viciously attacked by dogs has recalled her horror as the dogs "tore strips" off her, ripping away her calf muscle.