Resident says he feared someone would die when the party got out of control.

Police were called by neighbours to the party attended by about 300 students.

A search for a car in the Buller River has ended with a body being recovered.

One person is seriously injured after a collision at an Invercargill harness racing event.

Mt Ruapehu looks likely to get a slight dusting of snow when the cold front hits overnight

Reports of a car in the Buller River led to a search effort this evening.

Verity McLean was allegedly murdered by her husband, a local police officer.

A man is dead after a quad bike crash in rural Canterbury late last night.

Grab the wet weather gear as rain is on its way, and high winds are set to hit.

Three men have been arrested after a dramatic police pursuit in Dunedin ended in a crash.

A woman bodyboarding off the Catlins coast received a moderate-sized bite from a shark.

The woman is said to have moderate injuries after the attack.

A gecko smuggled from home in Otago, taken to Germany and returned is set to be named.

He admitted assaulting his son by placing his hand around the boy's throat.

Cashmere is no stranger to illegal dumping and residents are getting frustrated.

Former top cop explains process is important.

The climbing community is devastated by the death of two friends who fell from mountain.

Locals and police 'family' shattered after alleged love-triangle shooting.

Family of an Australian policeman in Dunedin Hospital arrived in the city.

Kim Dotcom wants police to quiz FBI boss about the removal of his hard drive to the US.

A site on the flanks of the Remarkables is for sale - for less than $2 million.

Australian policeman suffered a serious head injury after falling from a wall in Dunedin.

Astronaut Thomas Pesquet wrote that he'd 'love to explore' New Zealand.

A 29-year-old man has been arrested after the serious assault of a man in Queenstown.

A Christchurch city attack left a woman in an induced coma with a crushed windpipe.

A little cygnet named Hatch has defied the odds after being found still in his shell.

A man is in hospital with a suspected skull fracture after an assault in Queenstown.

Spying network Five Eyes is understood to be starting a week-long conference today.

It's one idea to attract people back to Christchurch's CBD at weekends.

FBI director James Comey has arrived in Queenstown for a 'top-secret' spy conference.