Winter storm with damaging gales is set to hit the country in a matter of hours.

Safety barriers will be installed in Sumner by next year following two serious crashes.

A shoot for Mission: Impossible 6 in Queenstown is being investigated after a complaint.

New Zealand's most chased politician is walking into the lion's den.

Nippy weather could not deter Christchurch students from stripping off for charity today.

A car theft has left its disabled owner without independent mobility.

Neighbours refuse to let go of rooster, who has been waking man in early hours.

West Coast trio who bashed and left a man for dead, were jailed yesterday.

If you do these things it could save you time and money ahead of the coming storm.

Man was sure he would be executed outside his front gate, like Scott Guy was in 2010.

Queenstown homeowners told to with fencing rules - or face fines of up to $750 a day.

Court says man who harassed Dunedin businessman for 2.5 years can be identified.

Design flaws blamed for leaks in the 6-year-old $4 million Burnside High School building.

Man who almost hacked through victim's arm with a machete lost two of his own fingers

A wife jailed for stabbing her husband to death has been denied parole for a third time.

Firefighters found the blaze involved a clothes dryer and heat pump in a laundry room.

A solar storm is turning southern skies into a dramatic, colourful kaleidoscope.

A Christchurch bar was not happy after a party of 40 booked - but only half showed up.

MP should not draw a salary 'if he isn't prepared to show up at Parliament'.

One last band of rain will soak the country before a couple of days of fine weather.

Four house fires kept South Island crews busy overnight.

Fieldays' rural bachelor Matthew McAtamney is still single a month after the event.

Gene Browne's childhood of abuse blurred into a life of crime, spent mainly in jail.

A heartwarming brotherly reunion for the ages - 35 years in the making.

The University of Otago has announced plans to cut 182 full-time-equivalent general staff.

A plane only minutes from landing at Queenstown Airport had to return to Auckland.

Aucklanders and North Islanders now shivering as temperatures plummet in winter storm.

One person is reported to be injured in the crash.

A motorcyclist suffered life-threatening injuries when he collided with a car.

A 8600ha 1080 drop last week spanned popular dog-walking spots in Dunedin.