The 2011 harvest is all but over for the country's winemakers. The vineyard managers can take a well-earned break after the harvest hullabaloo, happy in the knowledge the wines are safely in the tank.

Two German men who admitted travelling to New Zealand to steal rare native geckos have been jailed after they pleaded guilty to separate charges of hunting protected wildlife and possessing four rare jewelled geckos.

Emma Neale is a poet, novelist, teacher and anthologist living in Dunedin. Her latest novel, Fosterling, is the sort of book that can only come from multiple roles and experiences.

The Easter holiday road toll stands at five after a single-vehicle crash in Taranaki last night.

Tens of thousands of New Zealanders turned out at dawn services across the country.

A tragic accident at a roadside stop by the edge of a South Island lake resulted in the death of a three-year-old Auckland boy yesterday.

A car found burning in the western suburbs of Dunedin may hold clues to the "gruesome" murder of an unemployed man.

Police have found a weapon believed to be involved in the death of a man whose body was found on an Otago beach yesterday.

The annual Dunedin Fashion Week continues to stimulate and inspire.

While other students were busy partying their way through university, three Dunedin mates launched their business empire.