Five children successfully contested father's fortune after it was all left to one son.

After a roadside birth last month, more are feared in rural Southland.

Fire services called after smoke was seen coming from a house on Braemar St.

It will be a weekend of two halves for much of the country.

South-westerly winds mean a miserable start to the weekend for many, but change is coming.

He even sent her a screenshot to prove what he had done on Facebook.

Terrified teen was powerless to resist as her friend molested her.

Police believe the burglary linked to the break in at a BP petrol station on Tuesday.

He lied to the court to attend Tribesmen gang patch ceremony.

The man allegedly went to the ANZ bank and smashed a window to draw police attention.

Police armed with Bushmaster rifles were at the scene.

"He continued with the haka whilst his genitalia swung freely,'' police said.

Lime scooters have been found in the Water of Leith in Dunedin.

Low-decile schools with zero donations will get a 7 per cent lift in operational funding.

DHBs have not been given enough to keep up with demand, experts say.

No arrests have been made since the alleged road rage incident earlier this month.

Woman who was injured in the protest claims how police brutality landed her in hospital.

Fiery scenes have erupted outside the Dunedin Town Hall.

''Sadly, his removal from priesthood does not take away any of the harm [he] inflicted."

Man who turned his life around to become a respected counsellor has come full circle.

A woman on trial for making a false rape complaint says her retraction was false.

At least one person had to be rescued from the roof of Dunedin House.

A woman discovered pellets apparently from a firearm at her home in Dunedin.

Dunedin woman with rare disease blogs about her journey to raise awareness.

Razor blade fused to a piece of plastic used in attack in prison day room.

Custody battle over plucky Chihuahua pup has reached resolution in Dunedin District Court.

They argued about the route home when man pulled down hard on car's steering wheel.

Hundreds of people have taken to Facebook in an attempt to figure out what it was.

Man spent several months behind bars awaiting the trial and was then acquitted.