WorkSafe NZ will not be taking action on a tragic river crossing near Harihari last year.

PM says cross-party deal on the Pike River Mine recovery won't make the mine any safer.

A couple are lucky to have escaped injury after a power pole fell on to their property.

Police say they are closing in on fugitive rapper Scribe, who is wanted on drug charges.

Police issued appeal for information about the 38-year-old's whereabouts.

Dunedin resident John Sheppard was among many worrying about the contamination.

Council issued a boil water notice covering a swath of the central city and north end.

Anything touched by tap water was either turned off or thrown out yesterday.

Chelsea Evans weeps when she thinks about never being able to say goodbye to her cat.

'Life-changing situation' for Lumsden farmers after nearly 200 cows were put down.

1721 residential properties and 826 commercial properties are affected.

An inexplicable theft in the Te Moana Gorge could leave travellers caught short.

Tekapo, Mount Cook, Wanaka, Queenstown and Dunedin, crammed into a one-minute video. Footage: Supplied by Lauren Jones. Read the full article here.

Dunedin City Council has warned people not to drink water across large parts of the city.

Four people were on a plane that crashed at Queenstown Airport.

Eyes of the glass and real variety will be fixed on an unusual sight at a Dunedin auction.

Three brothers were rescued eight hours after their ute became stuck in a flooded river.

The earthquake-crippled Christ Church Cathedral could be gifted to the Government.

Parts of South Island and North Island are set to be battered by heavy rain and snow.

Facebook request leads to money racket and jail term.

First leader brave enough to share welfare story but has come under attack for doing so.

Meth with a street value of $84k and three Harley-Davidson motorcycles seized in raid.

Family of 6-year-old girl raped by stoned teenager have 'forgiven' her rapist.

CCTV captures knife-wielding woman stealing cigarettes from terrified dairy manager.

Parents of a Motueka toddler who went missing yesterday have thanked searchers.

Man who brutally bashed his estranged wife has lost his bid to have his sentence reduced.

Call to #FreeTheWeetabix will go to the High Court, after Sanitarium filed papers.

Go Bus admitted an error in judgment, but deny bus incidents were related.

Former Dunedin television presenter Craig Storey has avoided jail time.

Dunedin surgeons demand apology and warn to expect "more bad news" if crisis not averted.