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 Dunedin man who sparked a police manhunt after he fired a shotgun during an argument with his partner has turned himself in.

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.

A dozen Dunedin bars want to extend their opening hours over Easter weekend.

Fast bowling sensation Neil Wagner can hardly wait for next April when he qualifies to play for his adopted country.

A strong, albeit much more commercial line up of winners triumphed at last night's iD International Emerging Designer Awards in Dunedin.

Otago's left-arm quick bowler Neil Wagner became the first player in cricket history to take five wickets in one over yesterday.