Entire wards could be dropped from the new Dunedin Hospital's inpatient building.

Footage of a violent attack on a Waitaki schoolboy 'should never have happened'.

The man's prison sentence is due to expire in eight months.

A Christchurch boy discovered a giant earthworm in his backyard.

The footage shows four people near the scene of the giant blaze.

Man claimed unvaccinated people were being "unfairly disadvantaged".

Captured on camera: Falling meteorite lights up the sky around Central Otago.

The fisherman's fuel line had snapped.

He had been issued with a warning for his belligerent conduct in dealing with authorities.

Lynda and Jools have given fans an update on their brave battle.

Crimes ranged from selling non-existent items to stealing a commercial floor scrubber.

"All because I have criticised the jab and state a woman is an adult human female."

If each section was developed for three dwellings there would be 1581 new homes.

OPINION: Future-proofing vital transport links must be a priority.

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Greg Murphy is going back to Bathurst for one 'last ride'.

Virginia Courage was born and raised in Gloriavale but left in fear of her kids' safety.

The car hit a tree in Sommerfield.

A bolt snapped holding the wheel that drives chairs around the chairlift station.

Kalya Kandegoda Gamage, 14, plunged into 3m waves at the remote beach.

Queenstown eateries call immigration rules 'insanity' as kitchens go begging for staff.

Beautiful weather did not foreshadow the X-rated fireworks that followed.

Joe Moody's dad passed away two years ago with prostate cancer.

OPINION: Property owners will be charged for every 1000 litres over the average limit.

Severe weather caused Maitai River to breach its banks and triggered over 350 landslides.

Tears at the inquest for Rory Nairn who died of a heart condition after being vaccinated.

Pearl Valor shares more about her life at the controversial Gloriavale Christian commune.

She says he was bullied for a year until he joined the gang.