Sitting a radio without an aerial next to your fermenting home brew might sound like a silly idea, but noteworthy research has found it can actually make it brew faster without compromising flavour.

A prominent sportsman allegedly "crushed" a baby, causing more than a dozen broken bones.

An inexperienced surgeon at a southern hospital failed to seek advice from a supervisor before a brain operation that left his patient dead, the Health and Disability Commissioner has found.

A trip to get some tomatoes has landed a Dunedin woman in hot water after she was caught driving over the legal alcohol limit.

Students came in their hundreds to snag a bargain at the annual Whanau Refuge fashion sale on Saturday.

Saturday Productions, a team in the national Vista Foundation 48Hours film challenge, take a quick break five hours out from yesterday’s 7pm deadline for their project.

Grant Robertson fought the 2023 election hobbled by chronic back pain and in the wake of a related major health scare, his newly published autobiography reveals.