A female robber walked into a Dunedin dairy yesterday and pointed a handgun at its owner.

The crash happened on State Highway 8 shortly after 5.15pm.

Firefighters are trying to save a home from burning to the ground.

The machine gun-toting star wished the team good luck before their second All Blacks test.

The weather gods are not shining on New Zealand this weekend.

There were seven crashes, including one fatal smash, on New Zealand roads overnight.

A bus has been pulled from a North Canterbury waterway after a fatal crash last night.

Some residents of Oxford St have been evacuated as a result of a gas leak.

Tina Weepu jailed for two years following attack that left 72-year-old blind in one eye.

Trans woman charged with three armed robberies has been remanded to a men's prison.

Beachgoers are being reminded to keep their distance from wildlife.

John Alexander Deans died when his ute collided with a tourist bus near Roxburgh this week

University of Otago fears Govt changes to tertiary education could result in free-for-all.

Most of the country should see rain this weekend, but the temperatures should be mild.

Frontline police in Canterbury will have more weaponry from Saturday.

A central Dunedin street has been closed after several ice-related crashes.

Boy was standing near the edge of a narrow precipitous section of track when it gave way.

One person is dead and at least 10 people injured after a bus and 4WD crashed.

How many children are infected by chickenpox outbreak is not known.

Sober drivers are plying teens with alcohol in Dunedin, say parents.

Man connected with the girls on social media via the Dunedin sober drivers Facebook page.

"We were a few hundred metres away from the finish line and they were just crossing it.

After long-running campaign to save Maddie Collins life, she is set to arrive in US today.

A car slid on an icy road and plunged into Otago Harbour this morning.

A fleeing gunman pulled a pistol on a member of the public after bolting from the scene.

One person has died and another badly injured after a plane crashed in Otago.

PM reveals Todd Barclay offered to play him tape of conversations last year.

Westland High School's students have declared a lack of confidence in senior leaders.

Showers will keep most of the country wet today, with snow expected in Canterbury.

A 13-year-old girl is in a stable condition in at Waikato Hospital.