The Prostitutes Collective says policing their members won't work.

Woman rescued from Ben Lomond after her husband tracked her location with his smartphone.

One incident involved the man asking a 17-year-old girl if she wanted a ride.

Travel is disrupted in the capital and South Island as wild winds start ramping up.

Stephen Lowe's wife calls for help with a private search after her husband goes missing.

The woman was seriously injured after a tree fell on her car, trapping her.

Postmortem to be carried out after Dunedin man dies in Brockville house fire.

Bowel disease rates up to 3 times higher in South Island than North Island kids.

An investigation is underway to make a Christchurch woman's home more 'liveable'.

Neighbours made brave attempts to enter fiery home in hope of saving the occupant.

A Scottish tourist has pointed out the famous signpost in Bluff is all wrong.

MPI has completed more than 20,000 tests for the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis.

Anna Guenther, CEO of crowdfunding platform PledgeMe, talks about its Australian plans.

The coalmine that once fired Greymouth's economy will be broken up and sold by tender.

Southern kids have higher rates of inflammatory bowel diseases. Is sunlight to blame?

A homemade sign that appeared at a Dunedin beach has made waves around the world.

Man running Dunedin's run-down electricity infrastructure is leaving with a huge payout.

Early spring temperatures could soar up to 30C after a heatwave hits NZ on Sunday.

A total of 3701 infringement notices had been issued with $442,417 recovered.

A fire has completely destroyed a helicopter hangar on the West Coast.

A body has been recovered near the wreckage of the Greymouth fishing boat Wendy J.

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake has struck south-west of Invercargill.

Oamaru police are investigating a second attempted child abduction in less than 4 weeks.

Police say it appears the woman ran out in front of a car, which had a green light.

No further clues have yet emerged of the whereabouts of the two missing crew members.

Jane Jurgens recommends some lesser-visited spots.

Bill English made a swift exit when approached by Janette Walker a Blenheim cafe.

Scientists reveal promising signs of life deep in the quake-hit Kaikoura Canyon.

Police have found missing Dunedin man Stephen Lowe's car.

There's no let up in the stormy weather with more thunderstorms on their way.