COMMENT: "You've got nothing to lose."

Fine and sunny skies will darken from Thursday, with plummeting temperatures expected.

Commission finds multiple errors leading to the death, and continued afterwards.

The extremely rare clouds were spotted above Central Otago.

A dispute over an unkempt garden led a woman threatening to stab her property manager.

There is snow down to 400m in places of the South Island, what's in store for the north?

'Nothing short of a miracle' that a Dunedin woman and her partner survived, says judge.

Parents feel NZ's justice system has failed them.

Judge tells man who forced himself on three women that his remorse has come too late.

Two Tongan orchard workers have been jailed for the attack in Cromwell last year.

Driver admits charges of careless driving causing injury after January bus crash.

It's the first holiday weekend since New Zealand moved to alert level 2 - and we're off.

"They say we're not in the risk category but it's everywhere," says 37-year-old.

NZ's adventure tourism capital welcomes back its buzz.

Up to 50 people turned up for the funeral of the patched Black Power member.

Macaulay Marchant left trail of misery when he used clients' money to live the high life.

Reliance on international tourism has caused some areas to be hit hard in the lockdown.

Aucklanders used 416 million litres of water on Saturday.

The temperature was below 0C when she was found on Saturday night.

Angela Blackmoore was stabbed 39 times in 1995 as young son slept in next room.

With at least eight convictions for drink driving, Otago man lucky to escape jail.

Grim discovery after vehicle crashed into river.

Attendance shows south-to-north pattern: 90 per cent in deep south, 75 per cent in north.

Documentary maker on flight said lockdown-free NZ now has "real edge" for film industry.

New Zealand Transport Agency traffic volume data is out for the first day of level 2.

Cafes are open - but are customers returning?

Dawson Taiaroa caused havoc during alert level 4, a court has heard.

'It's just a bloody pigeon,' shooter's mother says. 'I don't care what you call it.'