A false alarm cleared the Dunedin Airport of staff and airline passengers this morning.

Fire crews are fighting a vegetation fire south of Dunedin this morning.

A new $240 million mozzarella plant will be the single largest foodservice investment in the history of New Zealand's dairy industry.

Beautiful Portobello has wildlife, great views and excellent coffee.

A pregnant woman who stole from her dying mother, burst into tears when she was told she would give birth behind bars.

A Christchurch man who committed a series of sexual offences, including rapes, at ''raves'' in several parts of the South Island has had his sentence reduced.

Parts of the North Island are expected to hit 30 degrees today, with Hawke's Bay getting the biggest dose of the sun's rays.

The troubled health portfolio is likely to be handed to Dunedin list MP Michael Woodhouse if it is vacated as a result of National's leadership contest, senior doctors' union head Ian Powell says.

A man who put a 3-year-old into a scalding bath, causing the boy's skin to "flake off", has been jailed for nearly four years.

A group of tourists watched as a truck drove over ducklings and their mother.

Missing Dunedin woman Alice Tocher has been found and is in a Brisbane hospital, her father has confirmed.

A Dunedin teacher has had her registration cancelled after she had a sexual relationship with a Year 13 student.

An historic four-storey building near Dunedin's Octagon has been damaged in a suspicious blaze.

Police have released the last name of a Chinese National killed in a three car crash on State Highway 1 near Moeraki last week.

A Dunedin school mired in accusations of mistreating students is already making inroads into dealing with the alleged culprits.

One of the men allegedly behind the Dunedin burglary of a huge weapons cache can now be named.

The signs of summer are among us with pohutakawa trees flowering already and forecasters say the official first day of the season on Thursday will be calm and dry.

The passport of a missing Dunedin Mother-of-three Alice Tocher has been found in Brisbane.

As border seizures of drugs go up, a Dunedin man reveals the depths to which he sank after being caught in the dark web.

An Oamaru man who caused a five-car smash that left five injured and one dead was a learner driver and had smoked two bongs before getting behind the wheel.

The lead singer of iconic Dunedin band has admitted drink-driving.

A man has been charged for using a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol after a passenger on a quad bike he was driving

Dunedin's 'arty' suburb is worthy of a film, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Motorists should think twice before parking on a roadside near Dunedin Airport.

Wanted man using social media to avoid police, says detective.

A Dunedin caregiver who imported methamphetamine and LSD for his birthday party has avoided a jail term.

A Dunedin man who burned down his family home days after his marriage fell apart can now be named.

Police might think twice before pinging John Croawell with a speeding ticket again.

Research reveals bosses would be barking mad to ban dogs from workplaces, say two visiting professors from the United States.

New Zealand is in for a relatively dry day today with areas of morning cloud and isolated showers in the north, clearing around midday and becoming mostly sunny.