Otago man allegedly lured 4 young girls into his bed and sexually abused them in sequence.

Man driving SUV "very lucky" to escape uninjured after smashing into side of a house.

There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the house fire in Brockville.

the request for the 48-hour temporary liquor ban had come from the police.

Woman rescued from Ben Lomond after her husband tracked her location with his smartphone.

One incident involved the man asking a 17-year-old girl if she wanted a ride.

Stephen Lowe's wife calls for help with a private search after her husband goes missing.

Could we breed better bees? That's the goal of a new $6.3m genetic study.

Stephen Lowe popped out of work one Friday morning for two minutes, but never returned.

The blaze at a house was "well involved" when crews arrived.

MPI has completed more than 20,000 tests for the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis.

Anna Guenther, CEO of crowdfunding platform PledgeMe, talks about its Australian plans.

Former journalist and current affairs host David Beatson dies

A homemade sign that appeared at a Dunedin beach has made waves around the world.

Despite being beaten with metal pole, his partner wants to resume their relationship.

Oamaru police are investigating a second attempted child abduction in less than 4 weeks.

DoC and the police are appealing for information about how a sea lion was shot on Sunday

Police have found missing Dunedin man Stephen Lowe's car.

The Green Party is downplaying the risk of putting Metiria Turei back in the spotlight.

Crown Range Rd will remain closed until tomorrow afternoon after a significant slip.

Labour's tax U-turn will not stop it from fixing NZ's housing woes, Jacinda Ardern says.

Queenstown man denies wounding infant with intent when he broke his son's ribs and arm.

The mobility scooter user was issued with a formal warning by police.

While too late for Katie Archer, Kiwi research into a rare disease could help other kids.

Tomorrow's genetic testing technology will forever change womens' experience of pregnancy.

Hearings have been held over how Dunedin will market and manage itself as a destination.

When Natalie went to Winz a fourth time and was declined, she hit "rock bottom".

Colin Bouwer says it wife's death was an assisted suicide as part of their agreement.

Otago woman captures moment driver pulls out and collides with cop car, but still escapes.

Drunk woman's decision to drive resulted in her wiping out a carport and another vehicle.