Pet stolen in Dunedin returned with ruptured eyeball, swollen back and nose injuries.

"When we were waiting on the street the flames got larger and there was smoke everywhere."

Newspaper publishes names of drink drivers on their front page in new campaign.

A life-and-death battle between fur seal and octopus caught by Kaikoura kayaking guide.

Colder temperatures may mean myrtle rust might not survive long if it reaches Wellington.

An activated GPS tracker spelled arrest for a troubled West Coast truck thief.

National Party board member who asked woman to withdraw Todd Barclay complaint named.

Hunker down - days of rain, gales and snow are on the way.

Work on historic Timeball tower - damaged in 2011 earthquake - to begin in July.

The shortest day of the year ushers in nasty weather.

Challenge for Chch to work out "how do you get the old heart to beat inside its new skin".

Police are hunting for an assailant who stabbed an elderly Southland man on Saturday night

MPI has admitted it's unsure how long it will take to remove infected oysters.

"Huge" decontamination operation begins today.

Canterbury already has the second-fastest growing Maori population in the country.

Video shows wooden pallets and a pair of spectacles were not burned after the explosion.

An Alpine Fault earthquake could cut the West Coast from the main grid for many weeks.

Northern areas could be hammered by heavy rain next week, while the south could get snow.

Mother of man who took his own life angered by apology for shortcomings in his care.

Police won't lay charges in relation to the quake death at St Christopher's Book Market.

A Queenstown hotel is shortlisted for one of the world's top interior design awards.

The tempest is over and now the country enjoys a spell of fine weather.

Man admits charges after ordering his dog to savagely attack publican in West Coast bar

COMMENT: The Cathedral has been left to rot for the past six years, six years too long.

An explosion that killed a person was so violent if shook nearby houses.

Roads are closed and Cook Strait crossings suspended as wild weather wallops country.

Police say father and husband Kurt Sturgess is believed to have been in the vehicle.

Police are offering rewards for anyone who has information on black-market tobacco.

A former prison counsellor who posted about ex-girlfriend's abusive mother gets convicted.

Tomorrow's Interislander sailings have been canned as snow falls in the South.