This friendly town is a fabulous place from which to explore the Catlins.

A Dunedin surfer and paddleboarder got up close and personal with a pair of whales which were frolicking off the Dunedin coast today. Surfer

The children of a boatie missing for more than two years have accepted it is more than likely that he is dead, an inquest has heard.

A Queenstown youth wrote the threatening note that caused a bomb scare at the resort's airport last month.

The mercury is dropping but Sarah Lawrence's spirits are rising as she heads south.

An injured Brit who spent two freezing nights under ferns in rugged West Coast bush says he survived on just an apple.

The three men who allegedly attacked two brothers in Christchurch early Sunday morning have been found.

Police are hunting for a knife-wielding assailant who attempted to rob the Highgate Dairy, on Highgate, Dunedin, tonight.

A search and rescue is under way for a 28-year-old Englishman who has been missing at Paparoa National Park since Saturday night.

Fire chiefs will consider pamphleting short-term visitor accommodation such as Airbnb after a fire gutted a Queenstown holiday let.

Police have confirmed a Nelson man suffered a "very violent attack" which led to his death.

After a night of freezing temperatures, heavy rain and snow, forecasters are predicting more of the same today.

A new development joined to a historic hotel is set to become NZ's most expensive new hotel room rate at $10k a night.

Watch: Once a month, photographer Olivia Spencer-Bower will be recording as the workers slowly breathe life back into the Town Hall.

An event in Christchurch has kick-started the celebration of nation-wide access radio celebration campaign, The Big Listen.

A rebuild firm that is trying to repair and restore the historic Peterborough Apartments has taken its insurance company to court.

City councillor David East has resigned from a working party negotiating with opponents to a controversial alcohol policy.

A Wanaka man has been charged with ill-treating an animal after a cat was shot.

Canterbury drivers are the top offenders in the country when it comes to using their mobile phones and not wearing their seat belts.

A second road tunnel between Christchurch and Lyttelton will be needed in about 20 years due to growth in freight transport, the port boss says.

More anguish lies ahead for families of the 115 people killed in the collapse of the CTV building - this time over what is done with the rubble.

After beating cancer three times, Sarah is going on a road trip to the West Coast on scooters to raise money for the Cancer Society of New Zealand.

Three trucks have crashed on State Highway 1 near Kaikoura, blocking the road and injuring two drivers.

Lincoln University has been dealt another blow with the resignation of the remaining deputy vice chancellor, who lasted only five months in the role.

Rainy days are here to stay for most of the country today, as the wet weather which has stuck around for the last couple of weeks shows no signs of abating.

A police officer cleared of repeatedly punching a teenager has laid a complaint with the IPCA.

Nine quad bikes have been destroyed in a suspicious blaze overnight.

Persistence paid off for an Otago man during the weekend, who won $333,333 using the same Lotto numbers he's been playing for almost 30 years.

A heavy snow warning is in place for parts of the country and some main roads have closed.

Complaint to Conservation Minister says Fish and Game New Zealand has opposed a project in order to protect its own commercial interests.