Two men plunged to their deaths at the Grand Alta Ridge yesterday.

Kawerau continued it's scorching temperatures today, hitting 33C.

No public fireworks displays on Guy Fawkes night raises risks of mayhem.

First victory by the Marist side in the annual fixture since 2011.

He was also found with a copy of the Christchurch Mosque shootings.

There's drunk and then there's so drunk you urinate in a police car.

A Dunedin man's passion for gardening may have killed him.

Murray Sarginson was prosecuted after the death of his best friend and business partner.

He stood outside the house shouting, left messages and rang repeatedly.

Almost every appliance in the kitchen was identified by police as stolen.

Excellent goal kicking performance in adverse conditions for victory in Greymouth.

At least one person is being treated for hypothermia.

Home town side reverses round robin defeat to lift Heartland rugby's ultimate prize.

Marcus Lush was incredulous as the listener insisted on mispronouncing the place names.

Grandfather of 11 was on way to get medication when he was killed by an errant driver.

Some areas will have temperatures 8C above average, MetService says.

Evan Smith, 63, was cleared in 2018 of a slew of sexual allegations. It didn't deter him.

North Otago and Wanganui will battle for the ultimate prize of the Meads Cup.

Searchers looking for a man who fell from a boat in North Otago have recovered a body.

Some old favourites return to prominence, while others wonder what might have been.

A 'fairly significant' low pressure system is about to unleash on the North Island.

The university student was killed as partygoers tried to leave the two-storey flat.

Dunedin flatmates were "stunned" when their property manager turned up with a cameraman.

Hundreds of people attend parties at flats as students ditch pubs.

Fine weather and showers expected for much of the country this weekend.

The burglars cut a hole in the security grille in the 161-year-old home.