"We bent over backwards to help him," one creditor says.

It was meant to be a routine inspection of the nest — but it led to a memorable surprise.

The NZ Hostel Association says prices are down about 50 per cent.

When declined bail, the man erupted, making a derogatory comment about the judge.

The fund was established in 2017 and last allocated money in 2019.

Aurora is trying to recoup costs for planned infrastructure upgrades.

The driver reversed over his mate at a truck stop in October 2019.

Witnesses have described the moments a man went on a rampage at the Dunedin City Council.

Emergency services were called to the mine in the Blue Spur region last night.

The man must serve at least four years in jail before he can be considered for parole.

Police solve the mystery of the self-driving car after a quick chat with the occupants.

Today the team began injecting the first of two doses to frontline health workers.

Authorities called the incident "a bit of an oopsy".

Rain, cloud and showers are set to descend on most of New Zealand this week.

The group attempted to rob a Dunedin car yard.

'Each time we read about another Queenstown business going belly-up we pop the cork.'

'There are all these people in Queenstown looking for work … but we can't hire them.'

The median rate of scanning was just 10 per cent.

47-year-old Dwayne Keats, a rapist on parole, was employed by the Salvation Army in 2017.

One hospital declared a code black yesterday after reaching capacity.

Police raided a house in Taieri Rd, Halfway Bush, yesterday.

Four invertebrate groupings not found on any other glaciers in the world were discovered.

Three police officers were seen holding a man on the ground outside of Glassons.

The NZMCA alleges the council failed to provide areas self-contained campervans could go.

SDHB chief executive said the hospital was doing its best to deal with heavy demand.

The nurse had concerns about a diabetic person living in Dunedin.

Chch is one of the few markets where the price threshold won't shift under Govt's scheme.

Police were alerted to the single-car crash in south Dunedin at 6.52am.

Proposed 10 years ago, the Metro Sports Facility is expected to open at the end of 2022.