Police are looking for a South African tourist who has gone missing down south.

Tihioterangi Rei Edgecombe had spent December 31 last year fixing a car when he decided to see how it was running.

We're looking back on some of our favourite big reads from TimeOut this year. Today, we revisit Chris Schulz' story on the women of Gloriavale.

A Dunedin games developer has made headlines across the globe after bemoaning ''the hard truth'' about making virtual reality games.

An Irishman's round the world solo sailing race has come to an abrupt end after his mast collapsed while 180 nautical miles south of New Zealand.

Bad weather and the risk of rockfalls has forced the closure of State Highway 1 south of Kaikoura.

A motorist is dead after a single car crash south of Christchurch this afternoon.

Police have released the name of the man killed in a fatal crash just out of Christchurch on New Year's Eve.

Big swells predicted to surge up the eastern side of New Zealand from Kaikoura to north of Mahia Peninsula

New Zealand is in for a wet day with just the northern tip of the country resembling summer.

A pyrotechnics expert says industry will keep close tabs on investigation into how a Dunedin man suffered a severe eye injury during NY fireworks display.

This week, the Herald takes a look at Kiwis who are dedicated to helping our animals. Today Jamie Morton talks to Project Jonah's Daren Glover.

A new fight may be developing between Government and iwi over fishing rights, this time in the Marlborough Sounds.

Bay of Islands the place to be for summer sun today

A man is facing being blind in one eye after he was struck with debris at Dunedin's public New Year's Eve Display.

The Fire Service is responding to multiple reports of a grass fire in Christchurch.

Firefighters are battling three scrub fires near Blenheim this afternoon.

Lynn Paterson has been paddling for 130 days around the coast of New Zealand.

Any of the drunken teens who partied on a Wanaka island yesterday could have drowned, say despairing authorities.

How narcissistic are Kiwis?

Springs Junction - the tiny settlement connecting State Highways 7 and 65 - now boasts two food caravans as well as a service station and cafe both operating 24/7.

A 24-year-old man who hadn't been seen or heard from since Tuesday has now been found.

A search and rescue operation is under way in the Mt Aspiring National Park after a distress beacon was activated.

Road toll now equal to last summer's following death of motorcyclist.

Police say a man shot overnight in Christchurch was targeted by two intruders.

A weak cold front will bring cloud, drizzle and showers to the country over the next few days but should clear in time for New Year celebrations.

Canterbury Police are seeking a missing man who was last seen on Boxing Day.

A hunter missing in Southland bush for 24 hours has been found safe and well.

Cars, caravans and trees were ravaged when a fast-moving hedge fire spread through a north Canterbury campground.

The fire on Signal Hill in Dunedin has been contained, but about 40 firefighters and three helicopters are continuing to fight the blaze.