The mother of a 9-year-old boy found dead in the small Southland settlement of Otautau last month cried as the murder accused appeared in court yesterday.

The subject of an extensive police manhunt, who allegedly stole a police car and two pistols, was found by officers hiding under a pile of clothing in a wardrobe.

A man who died at a Central Otago orchard was a ''gentle person'' who lived for his family.

The Commerce Minister is refusing to comment on reports the government is backing a new bid from NZME to buy Stuff.

Friends of Grace Millane told police the British backpacker had an interest in being choked during rough sex, a court has heard.

Lindsay and Fraser McLachlan have several things in common - apart from being father and son.

Game developers have launched their own version of CODE share flights.

Wanted: a lecturer who understands the development and delivery of game design.

Power prices could rise by nearly $500 for many Otago households, according to Aurora Energy's just-released draft pricing structure.

Justine Tyerman invokes a handy clause which allows her to indulge to the maximum on a luxury train journey to Machu Picchu in Peru.

Eleanor Hughes goes out for a meal in Buenos Aires.

''I'm pretty sure we can't have a super over in a test match,'' Trent Boult quipped yesterday when asked if it was New Zealand's time to shine.

Otago has made two changes for its one-dayer against Wellington in Queenstown tomorrow.

Meads Cup champion North Otago has confirmed its coaching team for next season.

Each issue Southern Rural Life catches up with a local mum to find out what it means to bring kids up the ‘‘Southern way’’.

Southern Rural Life asks Ollie Knowles, who is DairyNZ’s new Regional Leader Southland, some Leading Questions.

World champion Central Otago woolhandler Pagan Karauria has completed an historic sequence of three major wins.

The subject of an extensive police manhunt, who allegedly stole a police car and two pistols, was found by officers hiding under a pile of clothing in a wardrobe.

Media were asked to leave an urgent Invercargill City Council meeting last night where councillors were discussing a negotiation update of the inner city block redevelopment.

A 31-year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead in Invercargill on Sunday.

Gunmen who killed four men and wounded six others at a backyard football-viewing party of mostly ethnic Hmong had targeted the residence in Fresno, California, possibly in retaliation for a...

Sydney has awoken to a thick blanket of smoke as New South Wales residents are urged to "stay vigilant" amid severe fire dangers and a hot, windy weather forecast.

Money is an entirely human creation. It is a very powerful concept that largely exists in our minds. But it has a huge impact on our existence.

The Tramways Committee of the City Council, at its meeting yesterday, considered the question of extending the tramway service in different parts of the city. It was decided, subject to the...

University of Otago medical students who lied about completing their overseas elective work placements are lucky to be insulated from the full effect of undermining a system that relies on...