Camera which aims to show boaties a safe passage has been installed but not yet activated.

The message couldn't be clearer: only one bunny's welcome in Otago at Easter.

Praise for surfers who continued CPR on the beach until rescue helicopter arrived.

Nine crews are returning to reassess the situation this morning.

Parts of the country are having a hot, but blustery, afternoon.

A second child remains in a serious condition after the boat flipped with five on board.

Boycee Karetu told the court he was holding on to the weapons for friends.

Crown argued preventive detention should be imposed; rapist sentenced to 15 years' jail.

"She was hit so many times she couldn't tell police even an approximate number of blows."

The 15-month-old was fed chemicals found in eye drops and nasal sprays.

When declined bail, the man erupted, making a derogatory comment about the judge.

Cannabis ring mastermind locked up for three and a half years.

Aurora is trying to recoup costs for planned infrastructure upgrades.

The driver reversed over his mate at a truck stop in October 2019.

Witnesses have described the moments a man went on a rampage at the Dunedin City Council.

Police solve the mystery of the self-driving car after a quick chat with the occupants.

Today the team began injecting the first of two doses to frontline health workers.

The group attempted to rob a Dunedin car yard.

The median rate of scanning was just 10 per cent.

47-year-old Dwayne Keats, a rapist on parole, was employed by the Salvation Army in 2017.

One hospital declared a code black yesterday after reaching capacity.

Police raided a house in Taieri Rd, Halfway Bush, yesterday.

Three police officers were seen holding a man on the ground outside of Glassons.

SDHB chief executive said the hospital was doing its best to deal with heavy demand.

The nurse had concerns about a diabetic person living in Dunedin.

Police were alerted to the single-car crash in south Dunedin at 6.52am.

Cory Miles, 29, was initially charged with a rare count of setting a man trap.

She purchased vouchers for game website Steam and then sent the scammer the barcodes.

The cost of water testing since February 2 has cost $200k alone.