The Bishop of Dunedin has urged local Catholics to oppose a new abortion clinic in Southland, which he says is part of a spreading "culture of death".
Slain farmer Scott Guy drunkenly confided to his sister that Ewen Macdonald was "the worst thing that happened to our family'' and the farm would be better off without him, evidence withheld from the jury has revealed.
Slain farmer Scott Guy drunkenly confided to his sister that Ewen Macdonald was "the worst thing that happened to our family" and the farm would be better off without him, evidence withheld from the jury has revealed.
An 18-year-old woman wandered into traffic and lay down in the middle of the road before being struck and killed by a car in south Auckland last night.
The mother of a young man who was shot and killed on a Wairarapa hunting trip says there will be tears when she faces the man who pulled the trigger at his sentencing next month.
A 12-year-old boy who caused outrage when he killed a kea on a school ski trip has handed over the dead parrot and apologised to conservation authorities.
A Southland farm worker who died after doing drunken burn-outs on a quad bike told friends "you ain't seen nothing yet" just moments before the fatal crash.
A New Zealand father of 10 who fell to his death in an excavator accident in Britain loved life and could "turn his hand to anything", his wife says.
Kiwis who stayed up late to watch New Zealand claim its first medal of the London Olympics got more suspense than they bargained for when Sky Sport cut to ads at a crucial moment.
Authorities are keeping a close eye on swollen South Canterbury rivers as the heavy rain that threatened stopbanks and brought extensive surface flooding to the region eases.
A former Dunedin lawyer accused of borrowing large sums of money from his mostly elderly clients is now facing a fraud investigation.
A news story in which politician Hone Harawira described the Prime Minister's comments on asset sales as "bulls--t" was insightful rather than offensive, the Broadcasting Standards Authority has found.
Fisher & Paykel has confirmed 29 workers will be made redundant at its Auckland plant when it moves some manufacturing offshore.
One person has died of listeria in Bay of Plenty this month but health authorities have ruled out a link to two deaths in Hawkes Bay.
The jury in the Ewen Macdonald murder trial has retired for the evening after spending the afternoon considering whether he killed his brother-in-law, Scott Guy.
Murder accused Ewen Macdonald denied he burnt down a house on Scott Guy's property and stole deer from a neighbour in a video interview with police, saying he was "not that stupid" and had nothing to gain from it.
Murder accused Ewen Macdonald told police he was "not that psycho" when accused of killing his brother-in-law Scott Guy.
Scott Guy died within seconds of being shot in the throat at close range, leaving his body riddled with hundreds of shotgun pellets.
Ewen Macdonald had "deep-seated resentment and anger" towards his brother-in-law Scott Guy that led him to a frenzied attack on his property and ultimately murder, the prosecution says.
The lawyer for a woman fighting to have her partner's body returned to Christchurch has told the Supreme Court she has been unable to fulfil her legal duty to ensure he is properly buried.