New life together like a "never-ending rocket in space", Married at First Sight star says.

"You wonder if it's just idiots with guns for Christmas".

Police looking into reports of sheep and cattle being shot dead on Otago farms.

Sheep and cattle shot and left for dead.

About 200 people have fallen ill after a significant gastro outbreak on a cruise ship.

Tourist blames too many cherries for alleged dangerous overtaking move.

A brick church and water tower linked to an old psychiatric hospital also made the list.

Japanese doctor accused of causing Boxing Day crash in Lindis Pass is allowed to fly home.

Wind shift threatens houses as tinder-dry grass goes up in flames.

Joy and Graeme Atkinson have learned that kindness goes a long way.

All Bowie wanted was a rabbit - instead he spent a hungry night alone.

Cricket Whanganui's Festival of Cricket kicks off with U18 Girls tournament on Tuesday

New Zealand's notoriously fickle weather will behave for most tomorrow night.

Two helicopters called to help firefighters put out 25ha blaze.

One house engulfed in flames and another threatened by 400m-wide grass fire.

Pensioner Warren McKenzie was stabbed in the chest 3mm from a major artery.

A driver has been critically injured after a truck and trailer unit crashed and rolled.

A group of people threatened an employee with a knife and stole cash

Rain around the country will ease by the end of the day.

UCOL nursing graduates are finding success in the working world.

One witness said she had been violated while the his wife was in hospital giving birth.

The Crown is looking to appeal a discharge without conviction granted to a Queenstown man

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

Temperatures are set to "yoyo" the week before Christmas, the MetService warns.

A body found in Lake Wanaka has been identified as a 26-year-old from Tauranga.

Heavy rain is forecast for the Otago coast and Fiordland, but only showers elsewhere.

In 1964, Lynette Smaill's parents said no..In 2017, she said yes.

The famous couple were spotted eating breakfast at a cafe in the tourist town yesterday.

The Megaupload founder has been fighting extradition orders for almost six years.

He held his phone over the top of the woman's cubicle, angling it down to record her.