Former Dunedin lawyer only paid the money back after a former client complained.

A delay could have a flow-on effect to an area of South Dunedin vulnerable to flooding.

Some might say the Kershaws are "lucky" to have their home, but luck never came into it.

Numerous cars rolling and sliding on icy roads have kept Southern police busy tonight.

A Kiwi tech company is helping solve the problem of safely disposing nuclear waste.

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

Kiwi sports fans have thanked Team New Zealand heroes on air today.

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

Christchurch Police have serious concerns for a man missing for more than a week.

Woman brandishing a pistol inside a dairy hot-footed within seconds of entering.

Man "absolutely blown away" after winning $400,000 with Strike Four.

Detectives investigate whether alleged attack on cop mistaken identity or more sinister.

Police stopped a dobbed-in driver but he took off and crashed, killing two.

A receptionist who stole $133,000 from a Christchurch rebuild company has been sentenced.

The Supreme Court appeal of a Wanaka chef who stomped on a man's head has been dismissed.

Witness says tourist who died after being run over was told to walk in front of bus.

Stephen John Hayden and Nigel Stuart Freeman were killed in the two-car collision.

Older patients forced to sit on floor while waiting in eye department at Dunedin Hospital.

Arrest made after an Oamaru man was shot in the leg on Sunday.

Family of woman killed by drink driver are flabbergasted to learn he has been at it again.

Green groups say a sea lion rescue plan fails to address threats by commercial fishing.

Drizzle for the north, sleet for the south; Tuesday's not looking too flash.

A female robber walked into a Dunedin dairy yesterday and pointed a handgun at its owner.

The crash happened on State Highway 8 shortly after 5.15pm.

Firefighters are trying to save a home from burning to the ground.

The machine gun-toting star wished the team good luck before their second All Blacks test.

The weather gods are not shining on New Zealand this weekend.

There were seven crashes, including one fatal smash, on New Zealand roads overnight.

A bus has been pulled from a North Canterbury waterway after a fatal crash last night.

Some residents of Oxford St have been evacuated as a result of a gas leak.