Latest from Otago

Weather warnings as strong winds, heavy rain forecast

Gusts could reach 130km/h in the Canterbury high country, and up to 120km/h elsewhere.

'Mind blown': Woman reunited with ring stolen 30 years ago

"I'm quite amazed, it's a bit hard to believe."

'Sometimes things go bad': Timaru's top cop unsure when message will sink in

It comes after a woman crashed her vehicle filled with too many passengers on Monday.

'Beyond comprehension': 7 people in crashed car, one injured in boot

A young woman on her restricted licence crashed after allegedly failing to give way.

Student magazine writer infiltrated white supremacist group for 6 months

"It's stressful pretending to be a hateful person."

Sex offender who spied on children in toilets deemed too dangerous for parole

The 53-year-old was jailed for six years, four months in 2018.

Man dies after workplace incident in Otago

The fatal incident in Otago was reported to the police just after 10am.

'No role in representing our dept': Medical school head vs Covid commentator

Uni department head distancing himself from colleague's criticisms of Covid response.

Police on lookout after woman 'chased' by man wearing balaclava

The woman reported a man acting suspiciously at 9.15pm on Sunday.

'Hanging on with one arm': Woman suffers nine cracked ribs after chairlift fall

Skier claims Cardrona staff weren't paying attention when slid off the chairlift.

US billionaire Peter Thiel's Queenstown house going for a steal

Thiel's company, Second Star Ltd, paid a head-turning $4.8m for the five-bedroom home.

Wild weather: Auckland gales and snow in the south

Thunderstorms will light up North Island skies across the day before a wild weekend.

Wheels on wheels: Queenstown's main street becomes wheelchair race track

"Queenstown never ceases to amaze me."

School bus driver charged with assault of child

It is alleged the man grabbed a primary school-aged child around the neck

'Terrifying' ski lift plunge: Woman falls from Cardrona charlift

Woman falls about 5m to the ground and is now in Dunedin Hospital's intensive care unit.

Christchurch stadium row shock: Decision to slash capacity to be revisited

The council decision to reduce the stadium's capacity has divided the city.

Intensive winter grazing improves but not all councils have data on its use

Report shows 7 regional councils have no estimates on how many farms use winter grazing.

'Significant cold break' could bring fresh dumping of snow nationwide

Snow could fall to 100-200m in Otago and Southland and 300-400m in the North Island.