"I feel sick to my stomach." Mother says she has learned a "very expensive lesson".

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Patient was easily manipulated and offending spanned eight years.

British historian seeks details on Kiwi pilot killed when Spitfires were still new.

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''It wasn't a particularly hard one to investigate,'' say police as crime comes to them.

Patched gang members spotted outside court may be advertising their arrival: local cop

Boy left with minor injuries after egg-throwing incident escalated.

A 20-year-old Oamaru man faces an assault charge after allegedly punching the referee.

A 17-year-old St Kevin's College pupil faces an assault charge.

The hearse features characters from horror movies The Exorcist and Hellraiser.

The woman was knocked to the ground and suffered facial injuries, police said.

Documentation has shed light on the circumstances surrounding cop's decision.

A man is hurt after being knocked over by a bull at a rural Oamaru property.

Otago sex offender considered so dangerous they want to monitor him for the next decade.

Mountain Biking North Otago members annoyed at rubbish being left at "hangout spot".

One schoolgirl has been suspended from Waitaki Girls' and two referred to Youth Aid.

DoC urges dog owners to be vigilant after rare visitor to Mainland dies.

Emergency were working frantically to rescue "screaming" people from "mangled" vehicles.

Three helicopters were sent to the scene in Maheno, near Oamaru.

The mayors of two more towns that feature on 'Shit Towns of New Zealand' have hit back

Waimate High School teacher censured for taking students on kayaks without lifejackets.

Victim's family angered how long it took driver to plead guilty after killing man.

It seems the people of Cromwell don't like being called a 'mistake'.

Oamaru man killed a pedestrian, injured three other people after driving on the footpath.

Oamaru police are investigating a second attempted child abduction in less than 4 weeks.

Satellite images have indicated the rocky slope below Murchison Hut is unstable

Facebook request leads to money racket and jail term.

A nasty weather system has caused chaos across the country. Here's what you need to know.

Mark Cropp has accepted an offer to undergo free laser tattoo removal.