Blaze scorched across more than 4500 hectares as firefighters struggled to catch it.

Stormy cold front passing over NZ brings wild weather, overnight lows forecast to drop.

Rain has been falling in Otago since early this morning.

Errors and penalties in slippery conditions prove costly in rematch with home side.

Ten helicopters with monsoon buckets are being used to tackle a huge blaze.

Police will remain at the school for a few hours to provide 'reassurance'.

Humid conditions and committed opposition means victory had to be grinded out.

Two men plunged to their deaths at the Grand Alta Ridge yesterday.

Kawerau continued it's scorching temperatures today, hitting 33C.

He was also found with a copy of the Christchurch Mosque shootings.

There's drunk and then there's so drunk you urinate in a police car.

A Dunedin man's passion for gardening may have killed him.

Murray Sarginson was prosecuted after the death of his best friend and business partner.

Malcolm Taylor lost his wife six months ago. Now his home has burnt to the ground.

Once it was over, she took her son, who saw the attack, and retreated to a bedroom.

He stood outside the house shouting, left messages and rang repeatedly.

Almost every appliance in the kitchen was identified by police as stolen.

At least one person is being treated for hypothermia.

Home town side reverses round robin defeat to lift Heartland rugby's ultimate prize.

Marcus Lush was incredulous as the listener insisted on mispronouncing the place names.

Grandfather of 11 was on way to get medication when he was killed by an errant driver.

Some areas will have temperatures 8C above average, MetService says.

Ringleader of vigilante pack jailed for two years after attack on convicted sex offender.

Her treatment was botched by Southern District Health Board, as were her complaint.

Evan Smith, 63, was cleared in 2018 of a slew of sexual allegations. It didn't deter him.

North Otago and Wanganui will battle for the ultimate prize of the Meads Cup.

Searchers looking for a man who fell from a boat in North Otago have recovered a body.

Some old favourites return to prominence, while others wonder what might have been.