Otago rivers are dry in some sections but farmers are still fighting against restrictions.

Queenstown Lakes mayor says local ratepayers not able to fund infrastructure needed.

Someone in Christchurch has a new pretty, scented garden after stealing council plants.

Police in Southland are on the hunt for illegal spotlighters who shot at a ute.

Mother says she has lost faith in doctors and hospitals following her son's death.

Dunedin police are appealing to the public for help to find a missing 15-year-old girl.

Man suffered a fractured skull, shattered left eye socket, broken cheekbone and more.

New Zealanders are struggling for relief with uncomfortably high overnight temperatures.

Wanaka man died in ambulance while being transported from Dunstan Hospital to another.

​Witnesses saw heat from flames smashing windows and smoke billowing from the roof.

Kidney transplant patient Maddie Collins is exceeding expectations after her operation.

It was a 'very special' moment when the first royal albatross chick of the season hatched.

Woman appeared in court today after a man was critically injured at his house yesterday.

Freedom campers were fined $662,800 by Queenstown's district council, but many didn't pay.

Inquiry is under way after two people die in Dunedin flat blaze.

Expert dubs kingfish sentinels of climate change as presence in deep south grows.

Fire and emergency are battling a large scrub fire on the Tiwai Peninsula in Southland.

Gang gaming app launched on Friday, withdrawn today, owing to "disruptive ads".

Woman has spoken of helping a man to safety in a house fire which claimed two lives.

Two letterboxes and a hedge have also been set alight in the past few hours.

Temperatures stayed above 20C in Wellington last night – 7C warmer than usual for January.

The witness said the woman clutched her leg as blood dripped over the pavement.

Queenstown Lakes District Council staff had pick up human waste left by freedom campers.

Police have named the woman who died in a crash on the Timaru-Pareora Highway yesterday.

Nigel Patrick Beck was killed when his truck rolled at Beaumont yesterday morning.

The beauty of a day trip from Queenstown to Milford Sound is a northerner's wake-up call.

Police dive squad waiting on sonar equipment that can reach 320m in search for skydiver.

Tow-truck driver calls out foreign tourists after crash outside Queenstown.

National touch player Mackenzie Haugh has been disqualified from driving indefinitely.

Boy aged between 10 and 14 allegedly lit fire in donation bin