Community officials believe the risk at this time of year to be too high.

Jet boats and other swimmers are helping with the search effort, police said.

Jason Clarke invested in a mirrored website that was completely fake.

Prisoner still has nightmares about a fatal incident when he punched a fellow inmate.

Neighbour walking her dog discovers grisly fate of a dozen ewes and lambs.

Hungry horde turns up after restaurant owner posts offer on social media.

Hand-held hoses or night-time irrigation only for gardens in popular tourist destination.

The man was travelling between Kaitangata and Milton when the incident occurred.

Mr Miller said the officer was seen by on-site medical staff and taken to hospital

The incident occurred on State Highway 6, the Luggate-Cromwell Highway, on Wednesday.

Water consumption has already started to rise rapidly following the end of winter.

It's a mixed bag of weather over the next few days.

Philip Marchant punched his victim, who then fell down some stairs.

Criminal charges could not be ruled out, police said.

Daryen Owens told his ex her flatmate was going to get a lesson she'd never forget.

The 44-year-old is due to appear in court today on five charges.

Douglas Thorne couldn't sleep one night so he went for a drive.

Dramatic five-minute video has sequel in Queenstown District Court.

The 22-year-old tourist failed to resurface on Thursday afternoon.

Queenstown got a taste of peak business this weekend.

Founder of the Sophie Elliot Foundation dies, aged 76.

Jaden Melgren jailed six years, four months for raping a sleeping woman.

Consent application will take almost a year and cost more than $100,000.

An ultimatum to 'be home by 10am' resulted in a high-speed crash.

'Rouvi stressed the fault of the victim, saying she had woken him when he was sleeping.'

Members of the public scored a ‘massive’ assist, helping police make a quick arrest.

DoC says it may never crack the case of Dunedin's missing albatross eggs.

Particular rain watches are for Timaru, Kaikoura Coast and Dunedin.

A Queenstown couple are furious they’re being evicted from their council-owned cabin.

Six indigenous Australian artefacts from Otago Museum’s collection are homeward-bound.