The Crown says a government employee accused of stalking a businessman for two and a-half years was clever covering his tracks but one small piece of paper gave him away.

Hurling racial abuse at a man for talking in Japanese during his dinner with his family was not enough for two North Otago brothers.

Autumn's cooler temperatures starting to settle in - but sunshine continues.

30-year-old jailed for at least four years for city attack - and subsequent indecent assaults on two former flatmates.

The tourist was given advice on notifying someone of his plans, and any changes to those plans.

Police believe he was going on a fishing trip and was due to return on March 9.

Shandelle Battersby flies aboard Air New Zealand's NZ8039 from Auckland to Blenheim.

Police say the crash happened at 6.20am on the Tekapo-Twizel Rd near the Mt Cook turnoff.

Tony Reid finds campervan-touring a family-friendly experience.

Footage has emerged of a woman going to the toilet in a gutter in a Dunedin street.

Children appeal to Otago students to throw their glass away.

Matt Eaton was hoping for something a bit tastier when he went fishing.

Relief in sight for waterlogged regions.

Malicious campaign of harassment started over a parking ticket, Crown alleges.

A delegation representing Chinese investors came to Hokitika last Thursday to meet the three Coast mayors.

Police executed the search warrants in an effort to reduce social harm from drugs.

The union representing some Dunedin Cadbury workers has denied the accusation that it distributed confidential information during a rally.

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

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.

Police want to speak to two women and a man in a cowboy hat after sexual assault.

Hearing her speak for the first time following the incident was "just wonderful".

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.