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

Lock Tom Donnelly admits a less-than-accurate display against Australia has sent the All Blacks back in front of their computer screens.

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.

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.

Three people have been arrested after two police officers were punched, kicked and bitten as they tried to break up a domestic incident.

Doug Sherring fulfils a lifelong ambition on Wanaka's pristine backcountry slopes.

Wayne Thompson tackles a beautiful but challenging rail trail.