DoC urges dog owners to be vigilant after rare visitor to Mainland dies.

People getting too close to blue penguins in Oamaru could be charged under Wildlife Act.

Police investigating sinister twist to drivers' dispute.

Emergency were working frantically to rescue "screaming" people from "mangled" vehicles.

Three helicopters were sent to the scene in Maheno, near Oamaru.

The mayors of two more towns that feature on 'Shit Towns of New Zealand' have hit back

Waimate High School teacher censured for taking students on kayaks without lifejackets.

Victim's family angered how long it took driver to plead guilty after killing man.

It seems the people of Cromwell don't like being called a 'mistake'.

Satellite images have indicated the rocky slope below Murchison Hut is unstable

Facebook request leads to money racket and jail term.

A nasty weather system has caused chaos across the country. Here's what you need to know.

Mark Cropp has accepted an offer to undergo free laser tattoo removal.

Companies are offering their support for an ex-prisoner who wants to turn his life around.

Mark Cropp's face reads 'Devast8' - ink he says he got while drunk in prison.

The September 23 general election will be one of the ''most important'' of its kind.

New Zealand First has now set its sights on regional electorates, including Waitaki.

Arrest made after an Oamaru man was shot in the leg on Sunday.

Kiwi woman says she never intended to have lots of children - but now she has eight!

A car has flipped in a crash in Oamaru, trapping and seriously injuring one person.

Oamaru's Harbour St got the World War I treatment during filming yesterday.

Firefighters say a person was found in a burning house this morning.

The Anglican priest has been stood aside from religious duties for 'forseeable future'.

Cigarette robberies in the South have been increasing, with a series of them in Dunedin.

Will a local step in to make Pineapple Lumps and Jaffas?

Foreign buyers are flocking to this NZ town, sending prices skywards in the formerly sleepy area.

There was a record downpour in Auckland, a tornado in Taranaki and "quake lights" above Wellington. Oh, and 2016 was likely also New Zealand's hottest year on record.

Animal control officers were alerted to a "large, rogue goat" that was reported disrupting traffic in Oamaru.

An Oamaru man who caused a five-car smash that left five injured and one dead was a learner driver and had smoked two bongs before getting behind the wheel.

Oliver Briggs gave his competitor a head start in the men's slalom heats - next minute, he was "flying through the air".