One person has been seriously injured after a crash near Dunedin.

Rain, snow and a risk of thunderstorms mixed with bursts of sunshine are forecast

Tens of thousands of jellyfish-like creatures have washed up on Greymouth beaches.

16-year-old girl has lucky escape after car shunted into barrier next to a steep bank.

Medical association to vote on change to Hippocratic Oath.

Person who places road cones in strange positions atop Dunedin buildings has struck again.

At 12:51pm on 22 February 2011, 12 people died beside Ann Brower.

An anorexia survivor speaks out about her mental health battle.

Dunedin man grabbed victim by throat, flung her onto couch while their kids were home.

Crews from four fire trucks are battling a fire at a two-storey house in Alexandra.

The small town attracts about a million visitors a year.

Three tourists rescued after a cold night on a range in the South Island.

Dunedin murderer George Charles Trounson will be released on parole for the seventh time.

WorkSafe data reveals details of 14 accidents at Christchurch Justice Precinct.

A Givealittle page will be set up tonight to help the family with costs

Scientists say "game-changing" evidence shows the risk of fishing bycatch to NZ sea lions.

The city council is set to look at options for funding cathedral rebuild.

Victims' two orphaned children were plucked from the wreckage by strangers.

Protesters had been planning to meet Brian Tamaki with a Queer Quake Mardi Gras.

It's a cold, wet start to Sunday, with heavy rain warnings and thunderstorms forecast.

Wet weather predicted for much of the country, with Nelson set for a battering.

A man was taken to Nelson Hospital in critical condition after a crash in Golden Downs.

It's the news parents across New Zealand don't want to hear.

A dairy farmer has captured footage of his pet lamb squeezing through his cat-door.

A witness saw about 12 police, four police cars and a van near the address.

Student 'didn't really prepare' for feat of endurance - but won anyway.

The jury took around three hours to come to the decision this afternoon.

Judge Crosbie informed them the defendant had previous similar convictions.

A trapped driver was extracted from a vehicle after a collision on State Highway 1.

She posed as bank staff and conned elderly into thinking their power would be cut off.