Dad said 'I shouldn't have done that' as son pulled the staples out of his flesh.

He beat her and hit her with a barbecue lighter until she blacked out.

After allegedly being raped twice in a Dunedin walkway, a woman found the man on Facebook.

Elise Wolfgram has just taken home the top student awards for a role she loves.

'Nothing makes this any better,' says mother of 16-year-old Amber-Rose Rush.

Dr Venod Skantha is accused of killing Dunedin teen Amber-Rose Rush.

Stormy weather for much of central New Zealand and South Island.

Police have apologised to a woman for their failure to investigate the incident.

Rowan Blackbourn stored secret videos of naked students in his phone labelled "the goods".

Aerators switched off, killing tens of thousands of dollars worth of fish.

Offender claimed he was only trying to shake the dog's hand.

The girl says she remembers the man's uncut fingernails and the pain he caused her.

Jon Leng also told the Chinese complainant: 'Go back to your own country'.

This may be one of those shows for which you do not want to sit in the front row.

Dunedin travel disruption as fog affects air traffic for second time today.

Supermarkets maintain their facial data collection complies with privacy rules.

Fuelled by jealousy and owed $400, William Hillis Cottle went on a violent rampage.

A Dunedin cat came within a whisker of death after being shot this week.

Kelvin Davis says overseas visitors still will pay for good facilities including toilets

Each submitted forms stating they were single and not living with a partner.

'The most upsetting thing is someone must have been here while we were home,' says mum.

Police are warning residents to do what they can to prevent burglaries.

The surge in visitor numbers is forecast to grow into the middle of next decade.

The 19-year-old marketing drive is in for a shake-up.

More tourists are welcome but work's being done to make them pay more to visit.

Liam Reid sought an injunction against a TV documentary. He failed, and tonight it airs.

"We didn't know the person, but obviously somebody does."

A man is hurt after being knocked over by a bull at a rural Oamaru property.

The man charged was known to the couple, police confirmed.

The $1billion-plus hospital will built in the city's CBD.