Man armed with firearm confronted police before he was shot.

Gareth Lawrence Smither used a spade and knives to kill Karen Jacobs in 1997.

"It was concerning that [he] ... was not able to articulate why he intended to drink."

Road closures to remain until lake levels drop.

Under-fire cartoonist says sorry after earlier defending cartoon.

Sandbags are going up in Wanaka.

Forty-five bags of faeces stashed under tree on Otago Central Rail Trail.

Firefighters were called to a blaze at the 156-year-old hotel about 1am today.

His name began appearing on court documents months before the murder of Amber-Rose.

Carbon monoxide tragedy: A mother's anguish.

Police have retrieved two firearms after reports in Port Chalmers this afternoon.

Dunedin doctor Venod Skantha was unravelling months before he killed Amber-Rose Rush.

Young friends tell of what it was like in Dr Venod Skantha's inner circle.

Truck left teetering near waters edge after driver suffers a broken leg.

We piece together the timeline from 92 witnesses who gave evidence at the High Court.

The 16-year-old was found in her bed with her throat slashed at her Corstorphine home.

It is the time of year when the honey bees are swarming across thyme-covered slopes.

Two men who went to great lengths to rip off travelling buskers were confronted.

The fire initially threatened property but 13 crews and 3 helicopters battled the blaze.

Students holidaying instead of interning well-known and practised for years, mother says.

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issues for Christchurch City.

Hamilton school refuses to let girls wear culottes.

Miss Pascoe was trying to calm her newborn down in one arm and shop with the other.

'She said she thought she may have been drugged,' friend testifies.

The students will be prevented from graduating following an overseas placement rort.

Mum-of-three says she wishes her haters nothing but happiness.

It's been a truly uphill battle.