Alerts were given at the right time, report finds, as contamination mystery drags on.

Man stole ammunition days before the second anniversary of Christchurch mosque attacks.

'It's a hell of a thing to go through,' said bar owner Phil Ellis.

The convicted murderer's appeal failed yesterday.

Amber-Rose Rush's family's relief as killer's appeal bid tossed out.

The judges went further to say they were satisfied Venod Skantha was guilty.

One woman's 91-year-old mother suffering with dementia is still waiting for a vaccine.

"Certainly, in the next few weeks, there is not a signal for above normal rainfall."

Eight parts of Isaac McCallum's brain were injured when his friend crashed his car.

Police were called to a supermarket car park after the sleeping driver was spotted.

The 34-year-old man was charged with discharging a firearm near a dwelling.

The fog has affected several flights in and out of the airport this morning.

The teens were cooking sausages but fled at the first sign of trouble.

A try from an Otago club rugby game has stunned the internet, but was it legal?

Camera which aims to show boaties a safe passage has been installed but not yet activated.

The message couldn't be clearer: only one bunny's welcome in Otago at Easter.

Praise for surfers who continued CPR on the beach until rescue helicopter arrived.

Nine crews are returning to reassess the situation this morning.

Boycee Karetu told the court he was holding on to the weapons for friends.

Crown argued preventive detention should be imposed; rapist sentenced to 15 years' jail.

"She was hit so many times she couldn't tell police even an approximate number of blows."

Neighbours of Josh Ioane's Dunedin party house say the revelry has been getting worse.

"We bent over backwards to help him," one creditor says.

The 15-month-old was fed chemicals found in eye drops and nasal sprays.

When declined bail, the man erupted, making a derogatory comment about the judge.

Cannabis ring mastermind locked up for three and a half years.

Aurora is trying to recoup costs for planned infrastructure upgrades.

The driver reversed over his mate at a truck stop in October 2019.

Witnesses have described the moments a man went on a rampage at the Dunedin City Council.

Police solve the mystery of the self-driving car after a quick chat with the occupants.