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''.

Two schools and a kindy were locked down before the incident was resolved peacefully.

Lockdown lifted at Tokomairiro High School.

The Anglican priest has been stood aside from religious duties for 'forseeable future'.

Justine Tyerman sets a new tradition during a great day's skiing ...

The search for a missing mum-of-three Nicola Hedley continues in Dunedin.

Cigarette robberies in the South have been increasing, with a series of them in Dunedin.

Resident says he feared someone would die when the party got out of control.

Police were called by neighbours to the party attended by about 300 students.

Mt Ruapehu looks likely to get a slight dusting of snow when the cold front hits overnight

Stalker's victim angry over community-work punishment.

Woman had a three-year affair with businessman and harassed his wife.

Grab the wet weather gear as rain is on its way, and high winds are set to hit.

Fault line could cause an earthquake as destructive as 2010's Canterbury quake.

The car weaved among traffic on a Dunedin motorway with police in pursuit.

Frenchwoman bitten three times by shark while bodyboarding in the Catlins.

The woman is said to have moderate injuries after the attack.

Low-decile schools are slowest to join new a scheme that funds extra teachers

One of the closest active faults to Dunedin is not giving up its secrets easily.

A gecko smuggled from home in Otago, taken to Germany and returned is set to be named.

He admitted assaulting his son by placing his hand around the boy's throat.

A new study says international students are an "untapped opportunity" for NZ regions.

The search for a local manufacturer to make ''iconic'' Cadbury sweets is still on.

A Swanndri, gumboots, 72 cheese rolls and "a large quantity'' of home-kill meat stolen.

A site on the flanks of the Remarkables is for sale - for less than $2 million.

The Gulfstream jet had blocked credentials when it landed in Wellington last night.

Australian policeman suffered a serious head injury after falling from a wall in Dunedin.

A man is in hospital with a suspected skull fracture after an assault in Queenstown.