Strongman mine disaster happened 50 years ago next week. Paul McBride catches up with the five surviving members of the Mines Rescue teams.

A notorious fraudster who lied to a judge in court, in what is thought to be the first case of its kind, has been jailed for nearly two years.

A Toyota Altezza was set alight in a carpark near Invercargill.

A teen mum-to-be has received a stern lecture from a judge after she was caught drink-driving midway through her pregnancy.

Cigarettes worth $11,000 have been stolen from a dairy by brazen thieves.

Police have released a CCTV image of a suspect in a burglary turned arson attempt on the Shirley St Albans Club.

Residents in parts of the country have been warned to brace for widespread flooding, slips and fast-rising rivers as the mid-week weather system hits.

A fire which burned through 100ha of hillside near Arthur's Pass last week and four more fires on Saturday are suspected to be the work of an arsonist.

Clues left by an anonymous benefactor had hundreds of people searching for cash hidden in a secret Dunedin location.

A Christchurch entrepreneur has denied reports of his confidential documents being dumped on a street.

A minute's silence will be observed in Greymouth on Thursday to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Strongman Mine disaster which claimed 19 lives.

Residents in parts of the country have been warned to brace for widespread flooding, slips and fast-rising rivers as a power-packed, mid-week weather system hits.

COMMENT: If you want to see really crappy summer weather you should try camping near Dunedin.

Police are searching for a US tourist whose passport and other items have been found at a Marlborough marina.

Police were called after school holiday programme staff noticed a man talking to a child in the playground.

Crews battling a suspicious vegetation fire near Blenheim are facing challenging conditions.

Multiple severe weather warnings and watches were issued yesterday as a cold front looks set to put a dampener on summer.

Two off-duty life-savers jumped in Otago Harbour after coming across sunken ute

Next week's 50th anniversary of the Strongman Mine disaster may be the last opportunity for many to remember the 1967 tragedy.

A man has been arrested for allegedly hiding a knife behind his belt buckle while going through customs at Queenstown Airport.

Drop, Cover, Hold: Even pre-schoolers are taught that is the right thing to do in an earthquake.

If people bother the rare penguin moulting in Dunedin it will be moved to a secret location, the Department of Conservation says.

The now former police sergeant ordered another officer to fire a Taser in a 'flagrant abuse of his power' and he was also convicted for careless driving in 2014.

A judge has slammed Dunedin City Council's traffic light set-up, which he described as ''an accident waiting to happen''.

A "spectacular" multi-million dollar homestead on the edge of Lake Wakatipu and the foothills of the Remarkables has been donated to the University of Otago.

Judge learns what emoji are when the subject comes up in court after a man sent a threatening message via social media.

Free tourist access to attractions like Punakaiki's Pancake Rocks and the Cape Foulwind seal colony is too costly for ratepayers, says Buller Mayor Garry Howard.

Buller's Old Ghost Road trail is proving so popular one of its huts is already almost booked out for the rest of the summer.

The fire that cut off a small community near Queenstown is now under police investigation.

A campfire has sparked a major bushfire that continues to burn out-of-control near Queenstown.