Amanaki Mafi told police he only stopped hitting when he thought he had "had enough".

Richard Cooper and Damon Rees battle in Formula 1, Richie Dibben climbing in Formula 2.

Put the jandals and sun umbrellas away for now, NZ.

'Outstanding and well-respected' worker at sports and outdoors store.

A 'few clicks' of the keys on a computer and wait for the money to roll in, court told.

The international fame of Dunedin's albatrosses is set to soar.

Part of SH72 will likely be out of action for a while as aerial footage reveals damage.

After the South Island was slammed by summer storm, the chaos shifts northward.

Wild weather evacuates residents, closes main roads.

"We've never been promised a future with Luke," 3-year-old's mum says.

Man armed with firearm confronted police before he was shot.

Gareth Lawrence Smither used a spade and knives to kill Karen Jacobs in 1997.

"It was concerning that [he] ... was not able to articulate why he intended to drink."

Road closures to remain until lake levels drop.

Under-fire cartoonist says sorry after earlier defending cartoon.

Sandbags are going up in Wanaka.

Forty-five bags of faeces stashed under tree on Otago Central Rail Trail.

Firefighters were called to a blaze at the 156-year-old hotel about 1am today.

Temperatures set to soar on Wednesday.

Carbon monoxide tragedy: A mother's anguish.

Police have retrieved two firearms after reports in Port Chalmers this afternoon.

Dunedin doctor Venod Skantha was unravelling months before he killed Amber-Rose Rush.

Young friends tell of what it was like in Dr Venod Skantha's inner circle.

Truck left teetering near waters edge after driver suffers a broken leg.

We piece together the timeline from 92 witnesses who gave evidence at the High Court.

The 16-year-old was found in her bed with her throat slashed at her Corstorphine home.

The weather is set to be fine all week, with a slight blip on Wednesday settling by Friday

Dean Buchanan discovers a secret little bar down an Arrowtown alley.