A female Corrections officer has been hospitalised following a scuffle in court.

The six-year battle has led to involvement of a lawyer and a traffic engineer.

Cash was taken in the Canterbury robbery, no one was injured.

Steve Askin was killed in a crash in the Port Hills while fighting fires near Sugar Loaf.

The morning may have felt chillier than usual as Debbie's hot air moves off the country

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Kaikoura remains cut off as Cyclone Debbie continues to bring chaos to the roads.

The rain is causing havoc around Kaikoura with a number of roads closed.

Disgruntled residents are desperate for streetside prostitutes to move back into the CBD.

Dunedin man breathalysed on quirky machine: We "decided we'd take it to the pub."

Fire investigators have still not determined if two fires on the Port Hills are arson.

Motorists are urged to take care on the way home - but the worst is to come tomorrow.

A wee crime in Dunedin has police baffled.

Residents' association wants to know where the money has gone.

Fears a third land on Waimakiriri River bridge could cause more traffic congestion.

The would-be ''skinny-dipper'' actually tried to stop a man from having a midnight dip.

One of the main roads into Blenheim is closed due to a house fire.

Police have released the names of two people killed in the microlight crash yesterday.

A storm is bearing down on the country bringing heavy rain and destructive gales.

A would-be ''skinny-dipper'' survives a 20m fall down a cliff in Queenstown.

It's a potential solution for Christchurch, as water levels have dropped to record lows.

Youth in eastern suburbs are more likely to have mental health issues than others in NZ.

Statue in Christchurch has been cleaned 53 times since it was installed in September 2015.

Greenpeace will lodge a complaint to the Auditor General over FishServe.

A blaze in Dunedin has been brought under control by firefighters.

The company which monitors the fishing industry is owned by its biggest lobby group.

A microlight crash in the South Island has killed two people.

Christchurch Hospital has beefed up security after the incident.

Toby wants to be a firefighter, or a builder but now that might not be possible.

A developer says "bureaucratic insanity" is making housing unaffordable in Dunedin.