Lockdown lifted at Tokomairiro High School.

The Anglican priest has been stood aside from religious duties for 'forseeable future'.

Justine Tyerman sets a new tradition during a great day's skiing ...

The search for a missing mum-of-three Nicola Hedley continues in Dunedin.

Cigarette robberies in the South have been increasing, with a series of them in Dunedin.

Search resumes for Nicola Hedley, who vanished from a Dunedin party on Sunday morning.

Heavy rain and bad conditions meant police were concerned for the woman's wellbeing

Resident says he feared someone would die when the party got out of control.

Police were called by neighbours to the party attended by about 300 students.

Woman had a three-year affair with businessman and harassed his wife.

Grab the wet weather gear as rain is on its way, and high winds are set to hit.

Fault line could cause an earthquake as destructive as 2010's Canterbury quake.

The car weaved among traffic on a Dunedin motorway with police in pursuit.

Frenchwoman bitten three times by shark while bodyboarding in the Catlins.

Darren Mills hasn't been surfing since he fought off a shark at Curio Bay in 2014.

A woman bodyboarding off the Catlins coast received a moderate-sized bite from a shark.

The woman is said to have moderate injuries after the attack.

Low-decile schools are slowest to join new a scheme that funds extra teachers

He admitted assaulting his son by placing his hand around the boy's throat.

A new study says international students are an "untapped opportunity" for NZ regions.

The search for a local manufacturer to make ''iconic'' Cadbury sweets is still on.

A Swanndri, gumboots, 72 cheese rolls and "a large quantity'' of home-kill meat stolen.

A site on the flanks of the Remarkables is for sale - for less than $2 million.

The Gulfstream jet had blocked credentials when it landed in Wellington last night.

Australian policeman suffered a serious head injury after falling from a wall in Dunedin.

A man is in hospital with a suspected skull fracture after an assault in Queenstown.

Spying network Five Eyes is understood to be starting a week-long conference today.

A truck and trailer unit has gone off the road, north of Dunedin.

Members of the public with any information are being urged to come forward.

Pensioner's sick dog allowed to stay after Government's medical care u-turn.