The Waitaki bid now has until November to put together a complete application to Unesco.

Sam Duffy was jailed in 2013 for indecent assault, sexual violation of two girls under 10.

Let's talk about the wine and the view, says Jesse Mulligan, from his oversized bath.

Bluff man had millions of oysters removed after outbreak of deadly parasite.

Living in a fridge? For Euan Baxter it has been his normal winter life for 30 years.

Otago town Ranfurly takes week's record for coldest place at -9.1C.

The man's lewd escapade on a Dunedin beach led to a brief police search this morning.

Bunnings has stopped selling a panel heater and the supplier has issued a recall.

Police are treating the death of a man found on Brighton Beach as unexplained.

Man who took hammer to a fight at Dunedin boarding house ended up in worse condition.

Victim sustained two black eyes, but what happened after fight was very unexpected.

He also drunkenly assaulted the man's wife and had a racist rant in front of his daughter.

The man slipped a folding blade out of his pocket and slashed it at the victim's throat.

A man who apologised to his victim online after raping her has been found guilty.

He's the controversial, larger than life web mogul and she's the young law student.

Dunedin man and his heavily pregnant partner had a lucky escape while driving home.

Anthony Hall breached a protection order when assaulting his partner in front of child.

Michael Shane McFadyen thought the car was his ex-girlfriend's.

While skiers now can feast on pre-winter photos, 100 years ago the sport barely existed.

After allegedly being raped twice in a Dunedin walkway, a woman found the man on Facebook.

University staff have removed and destroyed hundreds of copies of the latest edition.

Elise Wolfgram has just taken home the top student awards for a role she loves.

Snowfall has trapped one car on the Crown Range Rd already.

Researchers call for more to be done to understand causes of pelvic pain.

University of Otago student admitted to Dunedin Hospital with meningococcal disease.

Detective worked at the State Crime Command's Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad.

Paroci died on Saturday when he lost his grip on a rescue rope.

Rafting companies said conditions were good and safety procedures were followed.

Stormy weather for much of central New Zealand and South Island.

One other patient had also injured his shoulder in the ordeal.