They are used to seeing double at Dunedin's Tahuna Normal Intermediate School - it has 14 pairs of twins.

Queenstown bouncer Jonathan Dixon was remanded on bail on two separate charges yesterday at the Invercargill District Court.

Sarah Ivey sends the snow flying on a heli-ski adventure in the Remarkables.

Sarah Ivey is dropped among the pinnacles of the Remarkables Range in the Southern Alps by heli-ski in the search for white powder magic.

Danielle Wright hits the South Island ski fields, on a sled pulled by huskies.

Labour MP Maryan Street is proposing a law change to permit voluntary euthanasia under some circumstances. Two doctors argue the pros and cons. You can scroll down to the bottom of the page and vote 'Yes' or 'No' and also leave a comment.

It will be a case of getting groceries by helicopter for one Skippers Canyon family after the only access road to the remote valley collapsed yesterday morning.

The Rimutaka Hill Road and the Desert Road have reopened after snow forced their closure this morning.

Visiting the mountain village of Glenorchy is pure inspiration, writes Paul Rush.

Snow was falling in the hills around Wellington this afternoon as a strong southerly blast snow that brought snow down to sea level moved up the country.

A former detective has been sentenced to 10 months' home detention for defrauding a national sevens tournament of $64,000.

A strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake has rocked much of the West Coast and Otago this morning.

Jumping out of a plane proves a great way to relax, writes Bronwyn Sell.

Students at a Rotorua high school are being warned to walk home in groups with mobile phones on hand after an alleged mob assault.

Squashed food, litter and even human faeces were found onboard the TSS Earnslaw by crew.

Danielle Wright finally graduates off the bunny slope, with the help of a bicycle on three skis.