Despite "huge drops" in house values around Dunedin, realtors say there is no cause for concern. According to the latest QV House Price ...

Immigration New Zealand has received nearly 300 offshore visa applications from Israeli, Palestinian and Iranian nationals since 1 June 2025. A woman has been arrested after a sudden blaze at a small ...

One person was taken to hospital with moderate injuries after a piece of heavy machinery slid into a hole near Invercargill. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said they were called to the ...

Land for up to 17,000 homes in the Waimakariri district will be unlocked - but there is no room for an 850-home development at Ohoka. Waimakariri District Council adopted its revised District Plan on ...

Increases in bus fares and a fleet of other public transport changes are set to be approved by the Otago Regional Council tomorrow. Councillors are due to adopt the council’s regional public transport ...

A 26-year-old Dunedin man has been arrested after an altercation in Dunedin's city centre, police say. A police spokesman said police received several reports of an altercation between three people at ...

A Christchurch motor lodge was badly damaged by a fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Fire and Emergency NZ crews from the Christchurch City, Anzac and Redwood stations were called to the ...

Having a safe, stable roof overhead appears to be one of the key factors in curbing New Zealand’s high rate of youth offending. New research looked at the relationship between emergency housing, ...

A Dunedin shoplifter with expensive taste was arrested after attempting to plunder more than $600 worth of groceries from an upmarket supermarket. Sergeant Matt Lee, of Dunedin, said police were ...

If you are tired of the Wānaka inversion layer already, we have bad news. It is due to stay over the long weekend too. Locals always know it is coming, but that does not stop the groans in the air.

It is "not a job for the faint-hearted" but volunteers are needed to help keep the lights on across North Otago. The Waitaki Power Trust (WPT) elections are coming up and at least two new members will ...

Now, it can be argued they are almost everyone’s four main areas, but not everyone lives up the road from a school, down the road from a medical centre, has ultra-fast broadband or is within minutes ...