Parts of the country are having a hot, but blustery, afternoon.

People could be seen climbing trees and damaging lampposts.

Boycee Karetu told the court he was holding on to the weapons for friends.

Foodstuffs South Island defends decision to keep the stores open.

"We bent over backwards to help him," one creditor says.

It was meant to be a routine inspection of the nest — but it led to a memorable surprise.

The NZ Hostel Association says prices are down about 50 per cent.

When declined bail, the man erupted, making a derogatory comment about the judge.

The fund was established in 2017 and last allocated money in 2019.

Witnesses have described the moments a man went on a rampage at the Dunedin City Council.

Emergency services were called to the mine in the Blue Spur region last night.

The fire broke out shortly before 4am on Otago Anniversary Day.

The 17-year-old admitted two charges of careless driving causing death.

The man must serve at least four years in jail before he can be considered for parole.

Police solve the mystery of the self-driving car after a quick chat with the occupants.

Today the team began injecting the first of two doses to frontline health workers.

Authorities called the incident "a bit of an oopsy".

'Each time we read about another Queenstown business going belly-up we pop the cork.'

'There are all these people in Queenstown looking for work … but we can't hire them.'

No charges had been laid yet but a person of interest has been identified.

The female punched the man in the head to get him out of the house.

The median rate of scanning was just 10 per cent.

47-year-old Dwayne Keats, a rapist on parole, was employed by the Salvation Army in 2017.

One hospital declared a code black yesterday after reaching capacity.

Police raided a house in Taieri Rd, Halfway Bush, yesterday.

Four invertebrate groupings not found on any other glaciers in the world were discovered.

Three police officers were seen holding a man on the ground outside of Glassons.

The NZMCA alleges the council failed to provide areas self-contained campervans could go.

SDHB chief executive said the hospital was doing its best to deal with heavy demand.