The Fire Service is increasingly being sent to emergencies when an ambulance has been requested, statistics show.

New Zealand sevens coach Gordon Tietjens has named a clutch of newcomers in his 16-strong training squad.

The father of an English tourist killed in a river-boarding accident has started a group to push to license New Zealand adventure tourism operators.

A short-sharp barrage of rain and hail pummelled Invercargill today leaving the city looking like a scene from mid-winter.

A vigorous front which has hammered the lower South Island with high winds and rain will attack central parts of the country today.

Fire crews are still dampening down hotspots after a bush fire destroyed one house and forced the evacuation of several others in Roxburgh overnight.

Damaging gales have hit the bottom of the South Island this afternoon and are moving north.

A man was reportedly attacked with a running chainsaw while sitting on a lawn of a Dunedin house yesterday afternoon.

An All Black prop from the 70s has died in a jet-boating accident in the Mackenzie Country.

A Cromwell builder's five years on the job helped when it came time to tackle his own home.

If you're heading to new territories these holidays, check out the cellar doors of the local vineyards.

A truck driver was sentenced in Dunedin District Court today on 22 charges.

Children who learn to read at age five are unlikely to be better readers than children who learn to read at seven, according to new research.

Well the weather outside is certainly not looking frightful this Christmas with NZ's Christmas Day forecast looking more and more positive for most people.