A long-serving Otago police officer has been found guilty of perjury after lying about a car crash he was involved in.

The search for three men missing in the Southern Ocean has been called off, with rescuers saying their chance of survival is 'nil'.

Three bodies have been found and three crew are still missing after a NZ chartered trawler sank in the Southern Ocean with 51 crew on board.

A restaurant on a quiet stretch of the Waitaki Plains in North Otago has been voted New Zealand's best.

Two Salvation Army volunteers have been convicted of stealing groceries intended for the organisation's charity food bank.

A 22-year-old is charged with stealing an ambulance he had called for his friend, who had fractured his skull and vertebrae after falling 4m onto concrete.

The family of Sophie Elliott have no end in sight as a planned appeal by her killer, Clayton Weatherston, is delayed.

Harris Mountains Heli-Ski operate in New Zealand's stunning Southern Alps surrounding the international resort towns of Queenstown and Wanaka and into the Mount Cook National Park region.

For further information see heliski.co.nz.

Wayne Thompson tackles a beautiful but challenging rail trail.