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.

Moncks Cave in Redcliffs will be fenced off due to rockfall risk.

Not pursued in restoration plans because of the "considerable" social disruption.

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.

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.

The bird was thought extinct until 2013 when sightings prompted it to be reclassified.

Early morning, late night staff to be escorted after nurse was attacked by masked gunman.

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.

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.

Police are seeking an armed masked man who approached a woman in Christchurch.

Queenstown is becoming a popular retirement destination for baby-boomers, a report shows.

Friends of a man killed by a stoned driver have blasted police over the charges laid.

Two protected dolphins are found dead and now the hunt is on to find out who killed them.

Chopper pilot Steve Askin's family receive letter from woman who says he saved her life.

It's a sunny end to a week of crazy weather but there's more rain on the horizon.

A deadly start to the day as three die in serious smashes on southern roads.