Driver has 48 convictions since 1976, including 10 for driving while disqualified.

Man gets deferred sentence despite unpleasant assault on 'vulnerable, defenceless' child.

Fleeing man stopped by police while trying to get into the house of a relative.

Temperatures fell almost a degree below zero at one weather station.

He claimed he'd had one drink - but the judge could 'smell the alcohol from here'.

Police rule out newly released footage as being missing Alexandra man Christopher Bates.

The cycle trails around Alexandra are a joy at any time of year, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Fierce competition in shearing and woolhandling at the Taihape A & P Show

Forecast picks heatwave to give way to drenching from ex-tropical storm.

Emergency services are at a big scrub fire close to the main highway in Central Otago.

The fine weather seen around most of the country continues today.

A 40-year-old man has appeared on two counts of reckless driving causing injury

Turns out you don't need to be the driver to be charged with reckless driving.

Hopes of fine weather during Auckland marathon on Sunday.

Drunk teen crashes vehicle with parent and two other passengers inside.

A Kiwi couple pedal to raise mental health awareness. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The 57-year-old Rangiora man was sentenced to intensive supervision.

Crews from four fire trucks are battling a fire at a two-storey house in Alexandra.

Northlanders are set to be battered by gale force westerly winds today.

It may be snow-go for some motorists this week, with white stuff on the way.

Govt is holding firm on its decision not to hold an inquiry into abuse in state care.

Manapouri man had left for the Falls Dam area yesterday but failed to return.

The Kokonga Bridge on the Kyeburn-Hyde Road in Central Otago is still closed while police and the fire service investigate a crash

Farmers in Central Otago hope a new method of biological control will give them some respite from the rabbit problem.

Police were called after school holiday programme staff noticed a man talking to a child in the playground.

Jo-Anne Ireland, from Alexandra, is not keen on the small garden-dwellers - but every year she gets a present from 'Santa'.

A weather balloon with cameras attached has captured a stunning view of Central Otago from the sky.

A man has been found dead in a spa pool at a motel in Central Otago tonight. However, drowning may not have been the cause of death

Police executing a search warrant this morning discovered more than 40 cannabis plants and a large amount of methamphetamine items.

Police are investigating after a person woke to find a man in their Alexandra Heights Motel room early this morning.