Three of the people were from Christchurch and one from Auckland.

Prostitutes are victims, says art school director in bluntly declining exhibition.

University of Otago Council approves full funding for Christchurch campus.

Californian tourist Tyler Nii crash-landed into lake - his body was never found.

Agreement reached at least until end of 2022.

A Japanese teenager and his older sister were assaulted near a park by two youths.

Dunedin fugitive paid for a helicopter to fly him out of the bush to hand himself in.

New Zealand needs more GPs, doctors and nurses to be trained in inserting IUDs.

Some 400,000 tonnes of noxious waste is being dumped in the nation's landfills each year.

Investors have retrieved some of the money stolen from them by Dunedin financial adviser.

Maori voices will have a broader influence in shaping the organisation's strategies.

Fire crews are at the scene of a large fire in Reefton this morning.

Pike River Recovery Agency officials remain tight-lipped.

Film-maker and photographer travelled to NZ's third-largest island, Stewart Island.

Cardrona skifield has delayed opening until next week because there is not enough snow.

A man drove his car through a Night 'n Day store in Dunedin this morning.

Police operation spread from the West Coast through Central Otago to Dunedin.

Neighbours say 130-lot project will ruin their country way of living.

Man claimed he was assaulted while helping a stranded stranger.

Hororata plasterer was stuck up a tree with raging floodwaters beneath him.

West Coast mayors are calling for a halt to identifying SNAs on private land.

The Luma Southern Light Project has returned to Queenstown bigger and better.

Chopper pilot saved stranded elderly woman unable to get across the Ashburton Bridge.

Police had prepared for violent clashes.

Dave Stewart and his family may have emerged from the floodwaters safe and well.

A person has been flown to Dunedin hospital after getting their arm stuck in a machine.

Inquest examines Tina Sharma's 2017 death.

The Mid-Canterbury Farmy Army help clean up flood damage across the rural region.

The pool is showing significant wear and tear with loose and broken tiles a safety issue.

The district is ranked sixth-worst nationally for crashes at urban intersections.