A woman has been sentenced to community work and reparation for dishonestly obtaining nearly $2000 from a rest home resident.

Otago police have been visiting retailers selling the synthetic cannabis K2 and asking them to drop the item from their shelves.

They are used to seeing double at Dunedin's Tahuna Normal Intermediate School - it has 14 pairs of twins.

Sarah Ivey sends the snow flying on a heli-ski adventure in the Remarkables.

Sarah Ivey is dropped among the pinnacles of the Remarkables Range in the Southern Alps by heli-ski in the search for white powder magic.

The Electoral Commission recommends abolishing the rule that allocates list seats to parties which win an electorate seat but do not reach the required threshold of votes. Do you agree? Vote now.

One Dunedin city councillor has apologised, but another is refusing to, after comments by both about their ages were condemned by Age Concern Otago yesterday.

Danielle Wright hits the South Island ski fields, on a sled pulled by huskies.

Labour MP Maryan Street is proposing a law change to permit voluntary euthanasia under some circumstances. Two doctors argue the pros and cons. You can scroll down to the bottom of the page and vote 'Yes' or 'No' and also leave a comment.

Visiting the mountain village of Glenorchy is pure inspiration, writes Paul Rush.

Snow was falling in the hills around Wellington this afternoon as a strong southerly blast snow that brought snow down to sea level moved up the country.

A former detective has been sentenced to 10 months' home detention for defrauding a national sevens tournament of $64,000.

A Dunedin woman having a bite to eat found something extra crunchy and unwelcome at the bottom of her packet of chips.

A strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake has rocked much of the West Coast and Otago this morning.

Jumping out of a plane proves a great way to relax, writes Bronwyn Sell.

Students at a Rotorua high school are being warned to walk home in groups with mobile phones on hand after an alleged mob assault.