The initiative is aimed at high-risk offenders to give them access to intensive therapy.

Matt Lauer in 2016 convinced officials he was a suitable owner of Hunter Valley Station.

Statistics show more and more Māori and Pasifika students training to become doctors.

Some parts of the city could resemble New York, Edinburgh or even Thailand.

Federated Farmers: Farmers need to be prepared to fight for their livelihoods

The Waitaki bid now has until November to put together a complete application to Unesco.

Sam Duffy was jailed in 2013 for indecent assault, sexual violation of two girls under 10.

Let's talk about the wine and the view, says Jesse Mulligan, from his oversized bath.

Bluff man had millions of oysters removed after outbreak of deadly parasite.

The man's lewd escapade on a Dunedin beach led to a brief police search this morning.

Bunnings has stopped selling a panel heater and the supplier has issued a recall.

Police are treating the death of a man found on Brighton Beach as unexplained.

Northeasterlies and rain spread down North Island during long weekend.

Missing girl could be anywhere in lower South Island, say police.

Man who took hammer to a fight at Dunedin boarding house ended up in worse condition.

Victim sustained two black eyes, but what happened after fight was very unexpected.

He also drunkenly assaulted the man's wife and had a racist rant in front of his daughter.

The man slipped a folding blade out of his pocket and slashed it at the victim's throat.

Dunedin man and his heavily pregnant partner had a lucky escape while driving home.

Anthony Hall breached a protection order when assaulting his partner in front of child.

Michael Shane McFadyen thought the car was his ex-girlfriend's.

Irresponsible dog owners responsible for deaths of two penguins at wildlife reserve.

Documentation has shed light on the circumstances surrounding cop's decision.

While skiers now can feast on pre-winter photos, 100 years ago the sport barely existed.

After allegedly being raped twice in a Dunedin walkway, a woman found the man on Facebook.

University staff have removed and destroyed hundreds of copies of the latest edition.

Elise Wolfgram has just taken home the top student awards for a role she loves.

Snowfall has trapped one car on the Crown Range Rd already.

Researchers call for more to be done to understand causes of pelvic pain.

University of Otago student admitted to Dunedin Hospital with meningococcal disease.