Police are investigating the fatal crash during the Greymouth Motorcycle Street Races on Sunday, but are not giving out further details.

A pedestrian has suffered serious injuries after being hit by a car in South Dunedin.

A search and rescue operation just outside Arrowtown yesterday was the third in the wider Queenstown area within a week.

Detectives are investigating after a teenage girl was grabbed by a stranger on dark suburban steps in Dunedin.

"He could have killed us," said a Dunedin couple who were woken by the "almighty crash".

At least 30 4WD vehicles, two boats and a jet ski came to the rescue on Sunday after a Nissan Safari got stuck in a Canterbury river.

Dunedin risks gaining a reputation as a "slum city" if landlords continue to flout Government standards, Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says.

New information shows Gerry Brownlee bought chewing gum and softdrink after barging through security at Christchurch Airport in 2014.

Two people are being treated for burns following a small explosion in a van in Franz Josef tonight. Fire crews and St John staff

A Kiwi academic who jokingly wrote a research paper written by Apple's iOS autocomplete has been accepted to present his findings at a nuclear physics conference.

First it was creepy clowns, now people dressed as monkeys are terrorising people.

A convenience store in Christchurch has been robbed this morning - for the third time in less than two months.

Scientists have deployed a high-tech, remote-controlled jet boat to solve long-standing mysteries about a postcard New Zealand glacier.

A woman jumped from a burning flat in Dunedin earlier today.

Congestion north of Auckland and around Wellington has eased, NZ Transport Agency says.

Allan Dixon is parlaying a childhood spent taking videos and photos into a way of life.

Three directors have stepped down from the board of Blue Sky Meats due to an age-related clause in the constitution.

Dunedin schools have been left frustrated they were in the dark about the release of a child sex offender in the area.

The closer to Antarctica, the hotter the property market gets.

A derelict building at the country's southernmost nudist camp has been the target of a suspicious fire overnight.

An Oamaru man remains in a serious condition in Dunedin Hospital after being shot in the head at close range by a fishing line shooting machine.

A simple device designed by an inventive Dunedin mind has the medical fraternity buzzing.

It should be a fine Labour weekend for most Kiwis, with a high set to arrive on Saturday.

Where's the hottest property market in the Southern Hemisphere? Closer to home than you think.

Christchurch Police are investigating after a 16-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in Hagley Park last night.

A frightening direct lightning strike at a Mosgiel retirement village yesterday ''caused havoc with the electrics'' and frightened residents and staff.

The Australian tourist rescued near Queenstown said he cried with relief when he was found.

A snoozing fur seal has been moved on from a Dunedin cyclepath - again.

The partner of an Australian tourist missing in Queenstown has grave concerns for his safety.

The mother of Trent O'Connell - who was 17 when he died on State Highway 7 on October 9 last year - recalls that day.