Keen hunter Cameron Young, 37, was last seen in Kaituna, Marlborough.

Store owners say Lotto ticket sales soaring.

Man distracted staff while his partner, her kids left shop with $1700 of stolen goods.

Woman's death 'unexplained'.

Many know Queenstown as New Zealand's skiing hub.

There is much to charm in this tiny West Coast hamlet, writes Elisabeth Easther.

It's going to be so hot tomorrow in some parts of NZ you'd think it was summer.

Culling of 5000 cattle on the infected farms in South Island has begun.

Fire investigator is furious, says it's time for a public debate over fireworks.

SH1 north of Kaikoura will only operate during daylight hours when it reopens, says NZTA.

November is usually West Coast's wettest month, but this year sunblock is in high demand.

This week will be nothing like last week's wild thunder storms

Kate Scott, of Bannockburn was delighted when she was named as a Nuffield scholar.

Gusts of up to 90kmh are expected in the Auckland region today.

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake has been felt near Christchurch.

Man smashed ex-girlfriend's partner's car, house before speeding through busy suburbs.

A dry spell is developing across New Zealand that could last into December.

Owner of a Four Square store is pleading with customers to check their Lotto tickets.

A person has died following a car crash on the West Coast this afternoon.

The boy's parents described the room - which measured 1.3m x 1.8m - as "barbaric".

Desperate to make some cash to feed his P addiction, he got into a car outside Macca's.

Bessie Pearson has no health problems and "feels on top of the world".

The drugs were found concealed in a shipment of safety lights.

One year ago today a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Kaikoura in the middle of the night on November 14, 2016, cutting off access in and out of the South Island town for weeks.

Tristram Clayton reports live from the dawn ceremony in Kaikoura.

Justine Tyerman is a wee bit fussy when it comes to views - as the receptionist discovers.

The outlook for the rest of November is stunning for most of New Zealand.

William Andrews' family have waited almost four years for answers about his death.

Police call for help after a person was attacked outside a Christchurch Burger King.

A "mind-blowing" plan to develop Dunedin's Steamer Basin gets widespread support.