Minister addresses issues at the opening of the annual Foreign Policy School at Otago Uni.

Prof David Murdoch was reportedly chosen after an extensive global recruitment search.

'Threats like that are unacceptable ... it is 2021, get with the times.'

It is difficult yet to see a compelling case for change, Christchurch mayor said.

The device uses magnets to stop people from opening their mouths enough to eat solids.

Researchers say magnetic device could be affordable tool for people battling obesity.

Here's what you need to know about the regions and roads forecast to be worst-hit.

The first new St John resource in the city for 20 years is part of Govt's Covid response.

Cheylan Dawson received a home detention sentence and 200 hours' community work.

A school survey found pupils were placing pressure on themselves, afraid of failure.

Corey Thomas Littlejohn, 23, appeared in the Dunedin District Court on Wednesday.

last year, the man won the prize for best Pacific song at the Pacific Music Awards.

The man said he had planned to decapitate his victim.

The incident marked the end of nearly a year of offending, the court heard.

There is a southerly flow making its way across the country

The man has elected a trial by jury.

Little Ted's body is in the keeping of Toitu Otago Settler's Museum.

A motorist contacted police after seeing what looked like a gun being waved from a car.

The teen had been drinking at McDonalds and allegedly spat on a police officer.

The company today announced it will leave the city at the end of this month.

Dean Anthony Martin, 62, has been caught driving while disqualified 12 times.

The woman had arrived in New Zealand on May 13, 2019, on a three-month visitor visa

The rain is expected to hit the country this weekend.

Six people have been charged in relation to the offending.

Members of the public restrained Stephen Wilkinson as police were called to the scene.

The toxic deposits are deemed to pose a low risk to human health.

Dwayne Keats got a job as a volunteer for the Salvation Army in late 2016.

He took an injured elderly man to the hospital himself, following more than an hour wait.

Vanessa Andrews and Jorge Fuenzalida were stabbed as they tried to stop the attack.

Several members of the public watched on as the man struggled to free himself from police.