It's the most people to win Lotto First Division in it's 37 years of running.

The serious crash involved two vehicles on State Highway 1 at Orari, north of Timaru.

Farmers advised to take all practical steps to ensure safety around effluent ponds.

The endangered kea has been seen on camera using a stick tool to access food.

The snow might be leaving the country but that doesn't mean good weather is on the way.

Local police say no one else is being sought in relation to the incident.

A man known to the woman faces charges relating to the incident in Ilam.

Owner describes watching in horror as an enraged customer smashed in her door.

After a stellar week of sunshine, spring is being chased away by two angry weather systems

However, centres on the east coast of the country will reach the low 20s today.

Police said Reuben was found deceased in an effluent pond at 4pm today.

The mother of a university student who died by suspected suicide, has also died.

But another four farms have had their infected property status lifted.

A 450m taxi ride would cost around $10, but the quick trip cost a Dunedin nurse $1500.

It is understood the man's behaviour on a plane led to his arrest.

Another salvage bid planned for high tide tonight for mystery yacht on Christchurch beach.

A sheep shot through the head near Dunedin has made a stunning recovery.

Port Otago has seen some strong gains with an expected $9m dividend due.

Fine sunny weather is here to stay until at least Sunday.

Four incidents where kids have been approached have left Dunedin communities on edge.

Another child has reported being suspiciously approached nearby a Dunedin school.

The man locked himself inside the service station's toilet as armed police arrived.

A yachtsman was lucky to survive 90 minutes in the water.

No tsunami threat to New Zealand following the earthquakes, says Civil Defence.

Man repeatedly approached young children in Dunedin offering them a ride in his car.

A contractor was working inside a house across the street when the explosion went off.

Reports of multiple pedestrians injured.

Rough start to September but the super-Spring weather isn't far away.

Armed police arrested the man in Queenstown yesterday after he locked himself in a toilet.

Teacher who sexually abused pupils took his own life when finally confronted, victims say.