The underage user booked a Dunedin property for a party.

Now a government department has to decide exactly what it is.

Shame or stigma means people don't always report abuse happening within their family.

The crew was called to the handy location on Thursday morning.

Judge rejects claim teenager tried to stop violence.

"I've never seen anything like it."

"I can only assume it's some sick, twisted individual with too much time on their hands."

A union outraged a South Island freight company was fined just $1800 after a crash.

'Our family will be forever broken', says grieving daughter.

Allegations came following a children's match in Dunedin. Football South to look into it.

The initiative is aimed at high-risk offenders to give them access to intensive therapy.

Young man who appeared to be unconscious was carried into the ambulance on a stretcher.

The thieves holding what looked like a gun made off with cigarettes and cash.

Some parts of the city could resemble New York, Edinburgh or even Thailand.

A family finally has access to legal, medical cannabis. But the costs are crippling.

House sellers across NZ are still cashing in despite some markets cooling off.

The man's lewd escapade on a Dunedin beach led to a brief police search this morning.

Bunnings has stopped selling a panel heater and the supplier has issued a recall.

Police treating the death unexplained, do not believe he died in suspicious circumstances.

Missing girl could be anywhere in lower South Island, say police.

Ricky Welsford assaulted the same man twice, nine months apart.

The forgeries saw Dunedin scientist obtain the drugs codeine, tramadol and diazapam.

Logan Walden spent an hour wrangling the feathered intruder.

The man slipped a folding blade out of his pocket and slashed it at the victim's throat.

A man who apologised to his victim online after raping her has been found guilty.

Dunedin man and his heavily pregnant partner had a lucky escape while driving home.

Rug up warm - more cold temperatures are expected today and tomorrow.

Anthony Hall breached a protection order when assaulting his partner in front of child.

Michael Shane McFadyen thought the car was his ex-girlfriend's.

'Make it go boom', jilted man told his mate. But they got the wrong car.