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.

Tying the knot is positive for the mental health of both men and women, according to a New Zealand-led international study.

Otago captain Craig Cumming is convinced the path back to the national side has been blocked because the selectors consider him over the hill.

Rescuers have recovered the body of a man from Mount Aspiring National Park after he fell 30-40 metres down a bluff on Saturday night.

A group of Robin Bain supporters has launched a petition to deny his son David Bain's compensation application

A Dunedin policeman is receiving a United Nations award for courageous service after saving an elderly man from drowning in East Timor.