More needs to be done during early childhood, write Peter Gluckman and Harlene Hayne.

Judge sides with injured worker against firm hailed after opting out of ACC cover.

Dunedin police are searching for a man who robbed a BP Service Station at knife point last night.

Molly the labrador has had something of a ruff week. The 13-month-old dog, owned by Kayleigh Holmes, swallowed eight stones recently and had to have them surgically removed.

A father who accidentally caused the death of his son will accept whatever punishment he is given because nothing will be as bad as a life without the 3-year-old.

The father of a toddler who died when the family van rolled backwards into a Central Otago lake in April has pleaded guilty to causing his son's death and says he wants to stay in New Zealand to be close to his buried child.

The torturing of two kittens has angered Waikouaiti police, who are determined to track down those responsible.

Filming began in Bougainville today for Mr Pip, the movie based on the novel by New Zealander Lloyd Jones.

Dunedin police say they are not trying to stop Rugby World Cup fans from enjoying themselves at games at the Forsyth Barr stadium, but say Mexican waves which sweep around crowded grounds can lead to problems that can get out of hand.