How many children are infected by chickenpox outbreak is not known.

Sober drivers are plying teens with alcohol in Dunedin, say parents.

Man connected with the girls on social media via the Dunedin sober drivers Facebook page.

"We were a few hundred metres away from the finish line and they were just crossing it.

After long-running campaign to save Maddie Collins life, she is set to arrive in US today.

A car slid on an icy road and plunged into Otago Harbour this morning.

A fleeing gunman pulled a pistol on a member of the public after bolting from the scene.

One person has died and another badly injured after a plane crashed in Otago.

PM reveals Todd Barclay offered to play him tape of conversations last year.

A 13-year-old girl is in a stable condition in at Waikato Hospital.

A derelict psychiatric hospital building has gone up in flames in Nelson.

Heavy rain continuing to lash the Bay of Plenty has caused a slip.

Maritime NZ considers logos on boats and social media use commercial gain.

A 24-year-old shot in the face by police is a convicted sex offender.

Steady rainfall is forecast as a low makes its way slowly down the North Island.

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Two unemployed Mosgiel men arrested following a string of Nissan thefts in Dunedin.

A school girl managed to get away from a man following her by getting on a crowded bus.

Pet stolen in Dunedin returned with ruptured eyeball, swollen back and nose injuries.

"When we were waiting on the street the flames got larger and there was smoke everywhere."

Newspaper publishes names of drink drivers on their front page in new campaign.

A life-and-death battle between fur seal and octopus caught by Kaikoura kayaking guide.

Colder temperatures may mean myrtle rust might not survive long if it reaches Wellington.

An activated GPS tracker spelled arrest for a troubled West Coast truck thief.

National Party board member who asked woman to withdraw Todd Barclay complaint named.

Hunker down - days of rain, gales and snow are on the way.

Work on historic Timeball tower - damaged in 2011 earthquake - to begin in July.

The owner of the award-winning building called the case "vexatious".

The start of Treble Cone's ski season is to be postponed because of a lack of snow.

The shortest day of the year ushers in nasty weather.