A wild horse had to be killed after it was severely injured in an attack.

More needs to be done to combat the pervasive influence of porn, a visiting expert says.

New Zealand universities have again scored high rankings in the annual QS World University Subject Rankings.

House built by polytechnic students shifted to new site.

A Dunedin shopkeeper fears she will witness another fatal crash.

Six per cent of New Zealand's yellow-eyed penguin's have been treated.

The woman's car was hit by a truck pulling out and she "somehow made a left-hand turn'' into the building.

Manapouri man had left for the Falls Dam area yesterday but failed to return.

Henry the wily rooster dodged a bullet yesterday and had his deadline extended.

A cold change sweeping up the South Island this afternoon has seen temperatures drop by double digits in 10 minutes.

The Queenstown land was offered for sale by international tender in December.

A cruise ship passenger has been denied entry to New Zealand this week on "character grounds".

Helen Dickson was awarded New Zealand's second highest medal for bravery.

A Dunedin man has been jailed for attempted murder.

A motorcyclist posted a photo of themselves travelling more than twice the speed limit.

Travel is safer now, so fewer of us are dying in large-scale disasters, but climate change could reverse the trend.

Arsonists leave $40,000 bill after setting fire to slides in children's playground.

A student caught with handwritten notes twice during the same examination was among 50 disciplined for dishonest practices by the University of Otago last year.

The Kokonga Bridge on the Kyeburn-Hyde Road in Central Otago is still closed while police and the fire service investigate a crash

Emergency services were called to the scene of the accident, near Kinloch, just after 1pm.

The takeover of Cadbury is leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of chocolate fans and workers from the UK to Dunedin.

Fears have been raised that motorists might fail to recognise a 3-D crossing in North Dunedin, putting pedestrians at risk.

Reese Witherspoon's Kiwi love affair has come to an end, with the Oscar-winning actress "sad to say goodbye" to New Zealand.

There've been no flare-ups overnight following a lakeside scrub fire at Wanaka, which sent huge fireballs into the sky.

A lakeside Wanaka scrub fire that was shooting "huge, big fireballs" into the sky has now been contained.

Plummeting numbers of drivers caught speeding in the South Island have coincided with the deadliest year on southern roads in a decade.

Closing the Cadbury factory will hit Dunedin hard, but what does it say about the health of NZ manufacturing?

A Queenstown consortium has bought historic steam train.

Four Otago students were seriously assaulted by non-students.

A top-level meeting to discuss the Cadbury factory closure ended with reporters being ejected and the workers' union leaving early citing legal concerns.