
Fatality in four-car Otago crash
One person is dead after a four-car crash on State Highway 1 near Moeraki this afternoon.
One person is dead after a four-car crash on State Highway 1 near Moeraki this afternoon.
Stephanie Holmes has a hard time tearing herself away from her suite's stunning views.
A Dunedin man who burned down his family home days after his marriage fell apart can now be named.
Police might think twice before pinging John Croawell with a speeding ticket again.
Queenstown police are investigating after allegations of a racist incident outside a restaurant at the weekend in the resort town.
It's time to reach for the sunblock and head to the beach with the country set to swelter in 30C temperatures.
Research reveals bosses would be barking mad to ban dogs from workplaces, say two visiting professors from the United States.
New Zealand is in for a relatively dry day today with areas of morning cloud and isolated showers in the north, clearing around midday and becoming mostly sunny.
Police are attending an incident in Roxburgh, Central Otago, that is believed to be firearms related.
Convicted criminals are trying to entice people into illegal cabs by offering a sober driver service in Dunedin.
'Long, scary night' for family as the earth continues to roll.
The earthquake in the early hours of this morning brought back memories of the September 2010 and February 2011 quakes for Donna Mills.
Heavy rain and wind is forecast to batter the upper South Island and lower North Island this afternoon.
Primary responsibility for civil defence emergency management at a local level rests with your local council.
Fire gutted a classroom at the former Kenmure Intermediate School site in Dunedin this morning.
A PhD psychology student drove her unwarranted and unregistered Mercedes Benz through Dunedin streets, while swigging on a bottle of wine.
An off-duty police officer discovered a motorcyclist killed in a crash in the Lindis Pass, Central Otago yesterday.
A motorcyclist has been killed in an accident on the Lindis Pass Tarras Rd in the South Island. A police spokeswoman said the accident
Four houses are being threatened by a large scrub fire in Dunedin this afternoon.
This month marks a decade since icebergs thrust Otago into the world spotlight, ODT illustrations editor Stephen Jaquiery recalls how it played out.
Dunedin police are looking for 24-year-old Tamaroa Jones, who has a warrant for his arrest.
Police took the unusual step of breathalysing a man who was tucked up in his bed at home.
Ranfurly's only bank closed its doors yesterday.
A blaze which killed a man at a block of flats in Invercargill does not appear to be suspicious, a Fire Service authority says.
A fire has affected the Maniototo Arts Centre in Ranfurly this morning.
The incident in January was investigated, but in September police said no charges would be laid against the officers as there was "insufficient evidence".
Queenstown's Mount Nicholas station cruise is both epic and intimate, writes Paul Rush.
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has launched a probe into the police handling of alleged illegal hunting by off-duty officers