The house is believed to be unoccupied.

Revelations come after a long legal battle.

One applicant who walked out said people deserved to be interviewed in private.

A person has been killed in a crash on the West Coast this morning.

Cold front forecast to hit the far south of New Zealand from the southwest.

COMMENT: Dunedin, Edinburgh of the south, was all right in the 90s. It's even better now.

The missing utensil is thought to have been a 6-7cm long paring knife.

The dry, mild winter continues, but change is looming.

More than 30 people have left the isolated Christian community in the last year.

Up to 30 men, some drunk and belligerent, spilled into the bar.

Child had been kicking and verbally abusing her while she was driving, the court heard.

"The house and studio look like hawks from an aerial view." - Denise Ryan Costello

Dunedin is stirring against the loss of the world's steepest street title to Wales.

The explosion destroyed one house on Marble Court, in the suburb of Northwood.

Canterbury and Otago are set to be battered with 70mm of rain over the next 24 hours.

She has been missing since Monday.

Star, the 10-year-old miniature horse was stabbed 41 times in vicious attack in February.

"Your offending was calculated. It was premeditated. It was repeated and repeated."

Those in western areas of the South Island are more at risk for rain.

A large number of emergency services have been seen in the area.

Tabitha Shaw, 17, plead guilty to committing an indecent act with intent to offend.

The car ended up with one wheel dangling over the harbour after a head-on collision.

A huge fire took hold of Christchurch's Antonio Hall on Friday night.

Street violence allegedly stemmed from conflict between Black Power and Mongrel Mob gangs.

Vector is readying power crews in Auckland as the active cold front approaches.

Richard West has the mammoth task of re-homing about 20,000 books by end of the month.

The country's first event goes smoothly with 169 owners handing in more than 200 guns.

At least three unknown assailants attacked him from behind as he was walking.

Nearly 100 gun owners have been to Riccarton Racecourse so far, most happy with process.

An elderly woman is missing from Rangiora.