Kmart has officially announced it's opening a new 5300sqm Kmart store in the South Island.

Police hunting man in connection with shooting making a national TV appeal to find him.

Police say they are not seeking anyone else in relation to the matter.

The person who shot a man in Invercargill is still at loose but not a risk to the public.

The victim of the shooting incident was now in a stable condition.

Parsnip juice, bubble gum and seawater among ingredients in beers at Auckland festival.

ACC is reviewing a burn victim's compensation case.

Police are making inquiries into how a man was shot in the leg while out hunting.

Nan of man who hasn't been seen for nearly two weeks is desperate to be reunited with him.

It's wet and a bit chilly, so rug up and remember to pack a brolly this weekend

Just four months after his wedding 24-year-old Jesse Dick donated a kidney to his brother.

Fire investigators will be returning to the scene this morning.

A 26yo woman has been charged with the murder of an Invercargill teen last year.

Flimsy biplane's wing collapsed under stress of stunts, to the horror of spectators.

Ten of the worst: the misery inflicted in New Zealand by rain, wind and snow

Temperatures have surged over 30C in Hawke's Bay.

Dunedin man serving three years in prison for his role in woman's death is denied parole.

Ian Gregory Wells from Roxburgh died after getting into trouble while diving.

Temperatures fell almost a degree below zero at one weather station.

Police want to hear from anyone who saw an older-model Ford leaving the area.

Traditional air traffic control towers will be gradually replace by new technology in NZ.

It was the second fatal crash today; a person also died after a crash in South Canterbury.

A 23-year-old man was hospitalised after an attack in Invercargill.

Polytech and vocational training leaders meet in Manukau tomorrow to map a survival plan.

A man has been arrested after a fire at a bikie club this morning.

A man is facing manslaughter charge over the death of Chanel Henwood at a party.

Overseas driver had been caught driving at 140kmh just two days before crash.

No one shrugs their shoulders or says "I dunno" in Katie Pennicott's class.

A person has serious injuries after an alleged assault in Invercargill.

Chanel Lee Simmonds, 27, died while at a birthday party in Invercargill last night