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.

A simple device designed by an inventive Dunedin mind has the medical fraternity buzzing.

It should be a fine Labour weekend for most Kiwis, with a high set to arrive on Saturday.

Where's the hottest property market in the Southern Hemisphere? Closer to home than you think.

Christchurch Police are investigating after a 16-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in Hagley Park last night.

A frightening direct lightning strike at a Mosgiel retirement village yesterday ''caused havoc with the electrics'' and frightened residents and staff.

The Australian tourist rescued near Queenstown said he cried with relief when he was found.

A snoozing fur seal has been moved on from a Dunedin cyclepath - again.

The partner of an Australian tourist missing in Queenstown has grave concerns for his safety.

The mother of Trent O'Connell - who was 17 when he died on State Highway 7 on October 9 last year - recalls that day.

A St Clair, Dunedin, mother, driving with her young twins in the rear of her car, smashed into a parked ute after drinking two bottles of wine.

An online predator posing as a teenage girl lured boys as young as at least 13 into sending nude selfies online.

Three teenagers have been arrested over a spate of attacks on tourists and thefts from campervans on the West Coast.

A jury has unanimously found a Dunedin cleaner guilty of beating his boss to death with a hammer.

A High Court jury has retired to consider its verdict in the case of a Dunedin cleaner accused of murdering his supervisor.

A dog attacked his hens so this man used the closest thing to hand when he took his anger out on the dog owner.

A former Tall Black and Nuggets basketballer's application for a discharge without conviction on an assault charge has been refused.

The Crown says a Dunedin cleaner beat his boss to death after dragging her out of a vehicle in which she tried to escape.

A 13-and-a-half-year-old golden retriever has clocked up a whopping 700,000km over the years.

A 34-year-old who groomed and performed sexual acts on a young boy three times within a nine-month span has been jailed for four years and three months.

Police are warning Canterbury property owners of a spate of burglaries targeting houses under construction.

Passengers faced lengthy delays at Dunedin Airport yesterday, after a crack was discovered in the windscreen of a Virgin Australia flight bound for Brisbane.