Stephanie Holmes checks into the luxurious, 225-square-metre, Penthouse No 10.

It was the trip of a lifetime for Helen Spiers, to New York and a seat at United Nations.

Teen's work with youth in aftermath of friends' suicides earns royal accolade.

Photographers captured stunning shots of the Aurora Australis on Sunday night.

About $19 million will be invested in Wanaka's school network.

A "dangerous" man who escaped police custody while in hospital has been found.

Police have widened a search for a Hampden man missing since yesterday afternoon.

Air New Zealand is putting on 7100 extra seats for Ed Sheeran fans next year.

Tertiary students say an extra $20 a week in housing grants will help pay for bus fares.

A standard NZ psychiatry practice may violate human rights conventions, say researchers.

Mental health patients' stories will give most people sleepless nights, one mother says.

It is alleged the defendant would lure her into his bed and play "rough games" with her.

Rise of meth and guns have resulted in one of the busiest years for Southern AOS.

As Antarctic blast froze the country, a group of big wave surfers had a swell time.

A van stuck in high tide results in another vehicle becoming stuck, strops snapping.

Man who confronted a gun-toting dad moments before he murdered his kids to be honoured.

Thick layers of snow have dusted mountain tops and caused hold ups at Queenstown airport.

Had that split-second decision been made 3 weeks ago, a wife might still have a husband.

A man has been seriously injured in a farming accident in Central Otago.

The man, who has interim name suppression, appeared in a Queenstown court this morning.

Andrew Ginther's late night trip to A&E had led to even more stress.

University of Otago plans to place 60 cameras around the campus for students' safety.

A Wanaka farmer says freedom campers are destroying the area around Roys Peak

A whopping 10,000 Chinese visitors are scheduled to visit Queenstown next year.

Australian Andy Marshall is wanted by police so they can issue him with a trespass notice.

The principal income of a Dunedin supermarket is tobacco, so it faces losing its licence.

Thousands of lives may have been saved by a six-hour wait time target for hospital EDs.

Australian carpenter says he and his friends will just build another tree house.

Jan Falke threatened his former partner after discovering her previous relationship.

Police are investigating after a person was filmed driving dangerously in Dunedin.