A Gloriavale leader says the secretive community needs to be held to account

Fifteen people arrested after a Christchurch dairy was robbed nine times in seven months.

Murder accused Troy Taylor testifies to deny murdering baby Ihaka Stokes

The inland route between Christchurch and Picton a scary road to drive, say truckies.

Isolated religious community has rejected results of government investigation.

Central Otago police have uncovered a booby-trapped cannabis plot.

The Southern District Police are trying to locate 30-year-old Thomas 'Tom' Padget.

Most sat and stared blankly at the obstacles or hid in the cat tunnel.

The severity of the crimes being committed by youth in Christchurch is escalating.

Corrections did not confirm whether Alex Aleti Seu applied to transfer from a men's jail.

First chartered flight from Dunedin to these lights has delivered spectacular results.

His blood alcohol level was the highest the judge had seen in all his time on the bar.

The 7.8 quake moved parts of the South Island more than 5 metres closer to the North.

Man who blamed voice-activated 'Siri' program for dozens of calls guilty of harassment.

Dunedin Fashion Week planners have clarified Max Key's inclusion in an after-party event.

Four schools were in lockdown this afternoon after a firearms incident in Christchurch.

Cops are angry that people are making life easy for thieves by leaving cars unlocked.

The identity of the perpetrator who poisoned hundreds of roses in a Dunedin cemetery looks set to remain a mystery.

A warm, sunny week is expected across the North Island before the weather takes a turn for the worse on Friday.

Jesse Mulligan joins a celebration of good food and wine in beautiful surroundings.

A Japanese tourist has been named as the person killed in a cycling accident this week.

Westport woman Leanne Ryall was last seen at her home early yesterday morning.

The Crown has detailed a "prolonged, determined and bizarre campaign" of alleged harassment by a government employee.

A District Council has been ordered to pay nearly $2 million to a businessman after losing its fight over Balclutha's botched Centennial Pool upgrade.

A Frenchwoman has been given a verbal warning by police.

The weekend will be mainly fine across the country.

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.