The Fire Service is increasingly being sent to emergencies when an ambulance has been requested, statistics show.

The father of an English tourist killed in a river-boarding accident has started a group to push to license New Zealand adventure tourism operators.

A short-sharp barrage of rain and hail pummelled Invercargill today leaving the city looking like a scene from mid-winter.

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has been enjoying an active holiday.

Damaging gales have hit the bottom of the South Island this afternoon and are moving north.

A man was reportedly attacked with a running chainsaw while sitting on a lawn of a Dunedin house yesterday afternoon.

An All Black prop from the 70s has died in a jet-boating accident in the Mackenzie Country.

Police are looking for two men in connection with an assault on a Dunedin woman.

A Dunedin woman suffered facial injuries after she was twice assaulted overnight.

A Cromwell builder's five years on the job helped when it came time to tackle his own home.

If you're heading to new territories these holidays, check out the cellar doors of the local vineyards.