Tamara Charmaine Bryant, 33, appeared in the Dunedin District Court this week.

Canterbury District Health Board has announced it is carrying out a review.

Temperatures are likely to be warmer than average across all regions.

Geoff Ross says trialling alternative methods is 'how sectors advance'.

Victims hope for answers to lingering questions.

Road snowfall warnings have also been issued for the South Island.

Mostly subterranean house, known as The Sanctuary, rejected by commissioners.

Tyreese Fleming was sentenced in the Timaru District Court to two-and-a-half years prison, but 15-year-old Javarney's father Stephen Drummond says he is disappointed with the outcome. Video / George Heard

Driver on restricted licence had been drinking before high-speed crash.

Economist predicts where the downturn will hurt most - and how the blow will be softened.

Metservice predicting snow down to 400m with heavy falls above 500m.

Mother-of-four Laisa Maraia Tunidau was killed in the random street attack.

Aotearoa is alone in the Pacific as the only motu to offer snow sports.

The defendant did not accept the verdict and was not remorseful for his crime.

Burst fire hydrant sends water flying.

Laisa Waka Tunidau attacked metres from home - while accused faces mental health check.

Woman stabbed to death on her way home from work was randomly attacked.

Cloudy, showery weather is forecast to begin the week - with possible snow in the South.

Aucklanders can get more their money in Dunedin, but a move south isn't always that easy.

Cathedral Square and surrounding areas have been transformed with lighting installations.

Search and rescue teams have been dispatched to Maruia Falls in Shenandoah near Murchison.

The woman was at the motel while her house was forensically searched.

One of the men, Taylor Rangi Gage, was sentenced to 29 months in jail for the offending.

Victim subjected to a slew of online abuse and fake stories.

GeoNet says the 4.4-magnitude earthquake resulted in "moderate" shaking.

'It can be challenging to keep high spirits so far away from the sun.'

Nathan Steven Graham will be jailed for 22 months for the brutal abuse of his partner.

A church congregation is in mourning after three members were killed in horrific crash.

Support continues for first responders in wake of horror crash, why you could be subject to facial recognition at your local supermarket and it's a chilly start to the week as temperatures plummet in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

The group spent their final days sightseeing and enjoying each others' company.