Geonet recorded the quake as having struck 35 km north-west of Te Anau at 10.54am.

Two women were asleep when the man entered their Queenstown hotel room about 4.30am to steal cash

The group fighting to keep the Cadbury factory open has appealed to Dunedin residents to turn out in large numbers to a rally in the Octagon today.

Tavern Harewood has been robbed for a second time this year.

On May 9, 2014, Kahu Vincent was continuously beaten and had his head stomped.

A man was maliciously punched and provoked by youths who ran around taunting him in Invercargill yesterday.

There is an effort to overturn the decision to allow American television presenter Matt Lauer to buy the Hunter Valley Station.

The group became rowdier and continued to use obscene language, directed at others.

Since 2006, the driver has racked up three convictions for careless driving.

Haast crash injures five.

A small-town school has four empty classroom and has lost 80 students in four years following local job losses.

Credit Union South has confirmed the closure of its last West Coast branch, in Greymouth, from the end of the month.

A fine gold bracelet with a heart-shaped locket was lost during the assault.

A woman who stole a cellphone from the Greymouth Courthouse office stood in the court dock yesterday to admit the theft.

A wild horse had to be killed after it was severely injured in an attack.

More needs to be done to combat the pervasive influence of porn, a visiting expert says.

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Experts will examine human remains found last week in a crevasse.

A 29 per cent chance of a big "surface rupturing" quake within next 50 years.

A woman seriously injured in a hit and run incident and remains in a coma in Dunedin Hospital.

Queenstown police drafted in officers from Wanaka and Alexandra to help shut down a rowdy party more than 300 people attended.

It's going to be a wet in the North Island but best get the woollies out if you head down south.

Govino New Zealand director Prue Kane talks about taking on an established drinkware business and the greatest lessons she's learnt.

After five months on the run, Henry the rooster has been caught - thanks to a honeytrap.

Scary dashcam footage has been filmed by a South Island truckie, highlighting the dangerous driving of some Kiwis on our rural roads.

Manapouri man had left for the Falls Dam area yesterday but failed to return.

Three experienced divers went for a dive this morning but one did not surface.

A rescue helicopter has been sent to the scene where a hang glider has crashed into a cliff in Canterbury.

Foreign buyers are flocking to this NZ town, sending prices skywards in the formerly sleepy area.