BusinessHouse prices continue to soar; biggest gains in entry-level properties'It's no wonder first-home buyers have been feeling so hard done by,' QV boss says.20 Apr 05:12 AM
New ZealandMissing toddler cold case: Police fielding calls after $100K reward offerCalls received from people claiming to have information about mysterious cold case.13 Apr 10:17 PM
New ZealandExtremely dry conditions in East Otago"Certainly, in the next few weeks, there is not a signal for above normal rainfall."13 Apr 08:45 PM
New Zealand'We are genuinely sorry': Rest-home failed patient with broken legThe man, aged in his 70s, was in the dementia ward of the retirement village at the time.12 Apr 07:10 PM
New ZealandPloughman sets his grandsons on the straight and narrowDave McDonald has encouraged his grandsons to take part in NZ Ploughing Championships.11 Apr 09:30 PM
EntertainmentBring on the party: Return of Queenstown's Winter Festival'Welcome to Winter' will run over three days from July 2 to 4.08 Apr 10:08 PM
New Zealand'Uphill battle': Parts of NZ dangerously dry with no immediate end in sightAkaroa farmer Hamish Menzies said they are making a plan for it if it doesn't rain soon.08 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandClaims highly toxic waste buried at Tiwai Pt smelterFormer staff say the waste, that contains cyanide, has been buried in unmapped sites.05 Apr 08:03 PM
New ZealandMultiple fires in South Island: Strong winds preventing helicopters from deployingHedge fire spread to shed in Southland; crews now fighting vegetation fire in Fairlie too.04 Apr 03:31 AM
New ZealandTimaru's 31C scorcher breaks April record, hotter than RarotongaParts of the country are having a hot, but blustery, afternoon.04 Apr 02:25 AM
New ZealandInvercargill streets cordoned off after woman bloodied in assaultBystanders witnessed a man hit a woman about the head with a skateboard.02 Apr 04:20 AM
New ZealandMisogynistic billboard from 2000s reappearsThe sign advertises a Southland Stags game to be played on September 25 against Manawatu.30 Mar 09:22 PM
New ZealandRelief for family after killer found guiltyThe man accused of killing Azalia Wilson has today been found guilty of her murder.30 Mar 04:20 AM
New ZealandCovid-19 vaccination centre opens in DunedinToday the team began injecting the first of two doses to frontline health workers.28 Mar 11:11 PM
New ZealandWinter is coming: Rain throughout New Zealand this weekRain, cloud and showers are set to descend on most of New Zealand this week.27 Mar 07:46 PM
New ZealandPolice believe elderly man's body is missing Invercargill manRaymond Horn went missing from Walmsley House rest home on February 15.26 Mar 05:50 AM
New ZealandAmmonia leak prompts evacuation of Southland meat processing plantThe leak resulted in a full evacuation at South Pacific Meats in Awarua, Invercargill.24 Mar 05:38 AM
PoliticsInvercargill MP Penny Simmonds tells Wellington to get out of the wayNew MP says to push against 'Wellington knows best', even if it comes off as disruptive.24 Mar 04:30 AM
New ZealandTruckie helps police nab teen in stolen carThe truck driver spotted police on the car's tail and helped slow the vehicle.22 Mar 09:41 PM
New ZealandMan sentenced for climbing up crane in Invercargill CBDSteven Thomson was convicted in the Invercargill District Court earlier this month.22 Mar 07:35 PM
New ZealandRaymond Horn search: Police seek couple seen in same parkRaymond Horn, who has dementia and is non-verbal, went missing on February 15.18 Mar 10:18 PM
New ZealandBlood and DNA: Jury hears evidence in murder trialSamuel Samson is on trial over the murder of his former partner Azalia Wilson.17 Mar 06:14 PM
New ZealandNine people hospitalised by police dog bites in southFour people required hospital treatment for police dog bites last year, and five in 2019.16 Mar 09:44 PM
New ZealandPair keen to rekindle relationship despite beating at Women's RefugeThe man found the woman at Women's Refuge accommodation and hit her in the face and body.16 Mar 07:13 PM
New ZealandSacked by email: Worker awarded $20,000 for unjustified dismissalTyler Ward was dismissed from Samson Hill Harvesting Limited by email.15 Mar 10:20 PM
New ZealandJack Frost tipped to make appearanceMetservice says there is a possibility of light frosts in parts of Otago and Southland.15 Mar 06:48 PM
New ZealandRevealed: The NZ town where most employers are hiringThe companies said their main challenge is the lack of a good, skilled workforce.13 Mar 08:40 PM
New ZealandWitness claims murder accused said he 'snapped'Samuel Samson is on trial over the murder of his former partner Azalia Wilson.11 Mar 06:35 PM
New ZealandMurder victim headbutted while holding her baby, court toldWitness says Samuel Samson waved knives and said 'do you know what Azalia has done to me?'10 Mar 05:09 PM
New ZealandCancer sufferers in south wait three months or more for treatmentAt 118, the current radiation oncology waitlist is higher than it has historically been.09 Mar 07:16 PM
New Zealand'There was blood everywhere': Witness tells of gruesome murder sceneA crown witness has given evidence as the trial of Samuel Moses Samson continues.09 Mar 06:24 PM
New ZealandDouble fatal: 'These events will haunt you'Matthew Harris, 22, and his daughter Ruby, 5 months, were killed in horror smash.09 Mar 05:28 PM
New ZealandMurder accused 'killed woman in a jealous rage'Samuel Samson is charged with murdering Azalia Wilson at an Invercargill motel.08 Mar 04:28 AM
New ZealandAnother 75,000 tonnes of toxic waste stored near Tiwai PointThe Bluff aluminium smelter says it does not yet know what to do with the material.07 Mar 09:03 PM
