Upset locals opposing a housing development by movie star Sam Neill will find out next week, whether their mountain views and idyllic lifestyle will be disturbed.

Viva wine editor Jo Burzynska traverses plains, valleys and rivers on a pinot noir safari in Marlborough.

Drunk university students who set couches alight after being turfed out of parties are blaming police for inflaming tensions.

A mix-up in medication dispensed by a pharmacy may have contributed to the death of an elderly Otago man but it was hard to determine to what extent, a court heard.

The Otago Regional Council has launched a fresh attack on the $100 million waterfront hotel proposed for Dunedin, saying a lack of information means resource consent for the project should be rejected.

A pamphlet has been delivered to Palmerston households warning a convicted child sex offender is living in the community.

Justine Tyerman and her mum take a trip and never leave the rest home.

A man suspected of illegally selling paua to food vendors in Northland could face a fine of up to $250,000 under the Fisheries Act.

A young Dunedin mother who was punched, stabbed, indecently assaulted and almost killed in her home believes judo lessons she attended with her father saved her life.

Two teenagers who put lives at risk by shining a high-powered green laser into the cockpit of the police helicopter have refused to apologise for their actions.

Minister says Housing NZ stock needs work before it can impose conditions on private landlords

Almost 800 long-buried bodies may have been rediscovered by an archaeologist in Central Otago.

The main offender in a black market paua operation worth tens of thousands of dollars has admitted responsibility, part-way through his trial in the Dunedin District Court.

A suspected "bomb" found at Hampden, North Otago at the weekend turned out to be just a downed weather-monitoring device.

In a positive development for Dunedin's tertiary education industry, Otago Polytechnic predicts higher student numbers later this year.

A bright "sparkly" silver object seen falling from the sky in Otago on Sunday afternoon was probably a rarely seen daylight meteor.

Southern police have unwittingly disclosed sensitive information about a major drug bust, but say it has not compromised the privacy or safety of those involved.