Rolling terrain, winding streams and a terrace perched 40 metres above Lake Te Anau set the scene for the newest stretch of off-road trail developed by the Fiordland Trails Trust.
National has lodged a complaint with TVNZ, claiming members of its Press Gallery team broke Parliament's rules in their pursuit of an interview with chief whip Stuart Smith.
A "severely intoxicated man" fished his dinged-up car out of a ditch and drove erratically through an Otago town with a smashed windscreen and deployed airbags, police said.
King Charles heads to the US next week for the most high-profile trip of his reign so far, on a mission to shore up the future of the two allies' "special relationship".
The government has boosted mileage reimbursement rates for war veterans travelling to medical appointments by 50%, as the cost of fuel continues to bite.
A woman who was jailed for life after stabbing her friend at a pamper party is challenging Corrections’ phone policy, saying it’s unfair she can no longer talk to her family for up to three hours a day.
Iran flaunted its tightened grip over the Strait of Hormuz with video of commandos in a speedboat storming a huge cargo ship after the collapse of peace talks Washington.
Plans for a new social housing complex are sparking concerns in Kawakawa, with some residents saying it's wrong to put vulnerable people in a known flood zone next door to a pub and pokies.