New guardrail saves livesBy Teresa Smith of the sWestport NewMarch 7 Three young overseas visitors may owe their lives to a guardrail

A Dunedin shopkeeper fears she will witness another fatal crash.

Six per cent of New Zealand's yellow-eyed penguin's have been treated.

Experts will examine human remains found last week in a crevasse.

A 29 per cent chance of a big "surface rupturing" quake within next 50 years.

A woman seriously injured in a hit and run incident and remains in a coma in Dunedin Hospital.

Queenstown police drafted in officers from Wanaka and Alexandra to help shut down a rowdy party more than 300 people attended.

It's going to be a wet in the North Island but best get the woollies out if you head down south.

Govino New Zealand director Prue Kane talks about taking on an established drinkware business and the greatest lessons she's learnt.

Manapouri man had left for the Falls Dam area yesterday but failed to return.

Three experienced divers went for a dive this morning but one did not surface.

A rescue helicopter has been sent to the scene where a hang glider has crashed into a cliff in Canterbury.

Foreign buyers are flocking to this NZ town, sending prices skywards in the formerly sleepy area.

Police have released CCTV footage of a robbery at a store in Christchurch - the seventh time it has been hit in the last seven months.

A man has died after a crash in Mid Canterbury this morning.

Senior Constable says three anonymous letters about Middlemarch residents have been written with a "poison pen".

Henry the wily rooster dodged a bullet yesterday and had his deadline extended.

One trapped after car crashes right behind fire station.

Driver involved in alleged hit and run in Queenstown has been located.

Police are looking for the driver of a silver station wagon after it was involved in a hit and run in Queenstown tonight.

A 400sq m bush blaze is burning beside a rural road near Ashburton.

A bounty to confirm the South Island kokako is still alive has led to 40 possible encounters.

A cold change sweeping up the South Island this afternoon has seen temperatures drop by double digits in 10 minutes.

An Oamaru man was attacked by angry bees after trying to run from police.

The CDHB will not renew its contract with Compass Group, the supplier which sparked street protests in Dunedin.

Engagement presents were stolen from the home of Tactix captain Jess Moulds.

The mum searching for her son's stolen ashes has been going to pawn shops in a bid to find clues.

A grateful community says thanks to the volunteer firefighters who fought the recent blazes in Christchurch.

It'll be a beautiful day in most parts of the North Island today.

NBC television journalist and host has bought property near Queenstown.