New ZealandTeam to play in the nudePirates' senior rugby team is facing the prospect of a nude alternative strip after its playing kit was stolen at the weekend.18 May 09:36 PM
New ZealandSaved with seconds to spareA 19-year-old woman driving a ute which skidded off the road and rolled into a paddock has told of the panicked minutes before she was rescued.18 May 07:19 PM
New ZealandWhat happened to the missing pair?The investigation into missing boy Mike Zhao-Beckenridge and his stepfather John Beckenridge will not be closed, despite police referring the case to the coroner.18 May 07:05 PM
New ZealandSki fields get first round of snowfallSki fields around the country are experiencing their first rounds of snowfall for the year and some could be in for a snowier season than last year.18 May 02:46 AM
New ZealandFemale drink driver five times over the limitA driver was allegedly almost five times the new drink-drive limit when stopped by Queenstown police on Sunday.18 May 02:01 AM
TravelWatch: World's best airport approachQueenstown Airport has topped a list of the world's most stunning airport approaches.17 May 09:04 PM
New ZealandHero saves teen from sinking carA Dunedin builder smashed the rear window of a sinking car in Otago Harbour to drag its teenage driver to safety.15 May 11:18 PM
New ZealandMatch cancelled to honour crash victimRichie McCaw's old rugby club has cancelled tomorrow's match in honour of a clubmate killed in a horror crash last weekend.15 May 12:45 AM
New ZealandSurgeon fears for ENT serviceMore than a quarter of ear, nose and throat patients who need surgery are being turned away from the overloaded Dunedin Hospital department, a letter released under the Official Information Act shows.14 May 09:33 PM
New ZealandBoys 'play chicken' with trainThree schoolboys ''playing chicken'' with a train in Oamaru have traumatised its driver and horrified KiwiRail.14 May 08:22 PM
New Zealand'Lucky' as ute shunted over cliffA prominent conservationist is reflecting on his good fortune he was chasing a possum and not sitting in his ute when it was hit and shunted off the road and over a 100m bluff.12 May 09:01 PM
New ZealandYoung rugby players thrown from SUVTwo promising rugby players are fighting for their lives last night after they were thrown from a vehicle that crashed on a remote road after a party.11 May 06:12 AM
TravelDunedin: Southern charmFrom wildlife to heritage to chocolate, Peter Feeney finds plenty of reasons to extend your visit to Dunedin.09 May 11:21 PM
New ZealandRoyal baby name choices 'pretty cool'Dunedin 12-year-old Charlotte Cogger has learned she has two things in common with the newest member of the Royal Family - the same first and second names.05 May 10:34 PM
New ZealandExplosive substance found in Oamaru scrapyardA part of Oamaru's industrial area has been cordoned off and part of the main southern main trunk line, after an explosive substance was found in a bucket at a scrapyard this morning.03 May 11:40 PM
New ZealandYoung tramper washed off trackUS student Allison Willen was making her way, alone, through flood water covering a section of the Young Valley walking track when she was swept to her death.03 May 07:29 PM
New ZealandDead American tramper described first trip in uni magAn American tourist found dead in a river near Wanaka yesterday had previously described her first tramping trip in a column published by Otago University’s student magazine Critic.03 May 04:42 AM
New ZealandStudent tramper search continuesAllison "Ally" Willen was last seen on the Gillespie Pass track on April 25, Senior Sergeant Ben Butterfield said.02 May 12:36 AM
New ZealandDunedin fugitive found after eluding policeA fugitive who went on the run in Dunedin has been found after eluding police for much of the day.29 Apr 08:26 AM
TravelQueenstown: You'll feel goodA Central Otago boutique hotel with a conscience mixes pleasure with wellbeing, discovers Jesse Mulligan.28 Apr 12:00 AM
New ZealandFears student tramper swept awayPolice fear a missing University of Otago student could have been swept away in a flooded river during a tramp in Mt Aspiring National Park at the weekend.27 Apr 09:50 PM
New ZealandMillbrook's new $50 million planMillbrook Resort plans to spend $50 million on a new golf and residential development.27 Apr 09:11 PM
New ZealandLivingstone case: Mistakes possibleThe police prosecutor in charge of Edward Livingstone's second protection order breach has conceded mistakes might have been made in the way police handled the case.21 Apr 10:11 PM
New Zealand'I saw a rifle with Edward behind it'A harrowing statement from Katharine Webb to police has revealed the horrific minutes leading up to her children's deaths.21 Apr 06:59 PM
New ZealandKiller deceived psychiatristThe duplicity of Edward Livingstone has emerged during the coroner's inquest into the death of himself and his children.21 Apr 06:14 AM
New ZealandWork of art, by accidentPaul Currie accidentally used a broad-spectrum herbicide to treat his grass, prompting his neighbours to think he had been targeted by vandals.20 Apr 10:45 PM
New ZealandHollywood film dazzles townSpeed limits need not have been posted in Tapanui, West Otago, during filming of Walt Disney Pictures' "Pete's Dragon" on Saturday. Local residents came out to participate and watch the filming of "Pete's Dragon", taking place in Tapanui.19 Apr 11:40 PM
New ZealandPoached geckos returned to NZOtago Peninsula jewelled geckos smuggled to Germany are the first to return to New Zealand under strengthened rules to crack down on poaching.19 Apr 08:55 PM
New ZealandLucky escape over Lake WanakaA French tourist who backed her rental car over a cliff above Lake Wanaka early yesterday afternoon had a lucky escape from serious injury.16 Apr 09:21 PM
New ZealandTourist admits causing girl's deathA Chinese tourist has admitted causing the death of Oamaru 5-year-old Ruby Jay Marris.13 Apr 11:55 PM
TravelKia ora: RoxburghNature's treasures keep drawing people south to the Teviot Valley, finds Elisabeth Easther.09 Apr 09:30 PM
