There are of course dozens of wineries around Lake Dunstan, but I had decided to focus on the Gibbston Valley area.

So many books, so little time. Selecting books for Fiction Addiction is a delicious but sometimes difficult task, so this month we sought help by asking you what makes a good book club read.

Two balaclava-clad men brutally kicked a man unconscious early yesterday, then robbed a dairy at gunpoint.

A new book reveals that sex in the twilight years can be supremely sensual and satisfying.

An investigation is under way into what role synthetic cannabis may have played in a fatal car crash.

The country's top rugby team has come to the rescue after a Special Olympian's prized All Blacks shirt was stolen while he was training.

The compensation for reading a disappointing book is that it makes you better appreciate a satisfying one, writes Bronwyn Sell.

Study on adolescent risks finds answers in behaviour of infants.

A top Govt scientist says there is an "appalling" lack of information about synthetic cannabis products.

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.

The Highlanders launched their new rugby jersey tonight as they ran out to face the Force in their last ever game at Carisbrook.