Neighbours of a 66-year-old man found dead at a Brockville house say he was a hardworking man who always seemed to have a smile on his face.

An elderly whitebaiter was seriously injured when he fell into the Taieri River south of Dunedin this morning.

Farming entrepreneur Colin Harvey has put his 6,639-hectare Lake McKay Station up for sale.

A Dunedin woman has denied acting as a party to a man being unlawfully supplied with morphine.

A 47-year-old Dunedin man was arrested after the body of a 66-year-old man was discovered at a Brockville house.

A weather balloon with cameras attached has captured a stunning view of Central Otago from the sky.

A man has been charged with murder after a body was found at house in Dunedin this morning.

The Buller man turned himself in after escaping from police custody on Saturday night.

Solid Energy yesterday said the firm was "still in multiple discussions/negotiations and it would be inappropriate to make any further comment".

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.

Landlords of several student flats on Dunedin's Castle St have found themselves in hot water following a government investigation into rental housing standards.

Danil Kive Albert charged with one count of obtaining $537,000 by deception today pleaded guilty to the charge at Christchurch District Court.

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