A South Canterbury man was lured to a reserve and shot out of a tree before being hit with a blunt object, a murder trial has heard.

Petulance is not pretty. We might laugh out loud at a toddler. I did that recently in a cafe when a child, badgering her parents for something ...

A man is set to appear in court today after allegedly assaulting a person in Christchurch. Emergency services were called to a Sparks Rd ...

The government has indicated it is willing to back major electricity projects with fresh investment, though the questions of what, when, or ...

Dunedin’s dogs are behaving better than before. The number of complaints, impounds and dangerous dog classifications ...

Dunedin has a lot to lose if proposed rule changes regarding earthquake-prone buildings are unsuitable, a heritage advocate says. Former ...

A blueprint for investment and growth in Dunedin is designed "to create a bit of Fomo" among investors outside the city, a business leader ...

A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Cebu City in the Philippines, leading to power outages and damaging buildings ...

A forecast wintry blast has brought snow to parts of the South, prompting warnings for motorists on the region's roads.  There are reports of ...

The hunt is on for sightings of the Australasian bittern — a rare bird which has plummeted in numbers in past years. The Otago Regional ...