Parts of Otago being battered by heavy rain today are expected to be hit again later in the week.

Two brothers linked to the infamous "unruly" British family have admitted their roles in a roof-fixing scam and will be deported in the next 24 hours.

Corrections has been referred to the Director of Proceedings for falling to provide adequate care to an inmate who eventually died of advanced gastric cancer.

The man stood down from Parliament after Speaker Trevor Mallard's claims about rape has spoken out.

Air New Zealand this morning announced it is ordering new Boeing Dreamliners to replace its 777-200s, which are being phased out from 2022.

The decision of "Jacs Hardware & Timber Limited v First Union Inc." is the first time the Employment Relations Authority has fixed the provisions of a collective agreement being bargained for.

Police have charged a 51-year-old woman with assault after she allegedly pushed a wine glass into a man's chest at a Queenstown home.

While we are decluttering our living spaces, perhaps we should clear out some more personal ones too, writes life coach Jan Aitken. 

At some level, everyone wants to know. What's it like to die? Kim Knight asks palliative care specialist Rob MacLeod. 

We're heading to the colder time of the year, but there's still no reason why youngsters shouldn't spend a good part of each day outside, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.

This one did not get away - the Highlanders never got anything on the hook.

Pivot Ben Miller kicked three penalties and a conversion. But it was his one-on-one strip towards the end of the game which characterised Kaikorai's gutsy 23-22 win against Green Island on Saturday.

Scoring has once again proved a challenge for the Otago Gold Rush.

Farming families from across the country were honoured for their longstanding "grit and determination" at an award ceremony in Lawrence on Saturday night.

It was third time lucky for an orchard compliance manager from Kurow who was named the Central Otago Young Fruitgrower of the Year on Friday last week.

When Anna Miles leads a potential young racehorse around the sales ring, she always thinks of her grandfather and how proud he would be.

More than 130 people attended the Southland Sharks' Boobie Brunch Pink Ribbon Breakfast yesterday at ILT Stadium Southland to raise funds for breast cancer awareness.

Seventy-five years ago, a young British sailor stood on the bridge of a warship, its gun barrels pointing out to the coast of France and watched the devastation being rained down on a country he...

Anthony Albanese has become the new leader of the Australian Labor Party.