Gloriavale teacher sentenced for beating boys with tools
Gloriavale teacher Vigilant Standtrue used a pitchfork, stick, pipe, axe handle, broom handle and shovel handle to assault multiple boys.
Celebrity chef treated like ‘God’
Chef Vaughan Mabee treated like ‘God’, Amisfield insider says
The Queenstown chef who quit amid accusations of inappropriate behaviour was treated like ‘‘God’’ by management, an insider says.
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Sparks fly as horse rescued with angle grinder
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Doc ranger frees horse with angle grinder
A North Otago horse in a tricky spot was rescued when a Department of Conservation ranger armed with an angle grinder came to his rescue.
Penguins 'definitely killed by dogs'
Penguins 'definitely killed by dogs'
Two little penguins have been killed in dog attacks in Oamaru and a third found at All Day Bay is also thought to have been mauled to death.
Golf day will have ‘lasting impact’ on school pupils, staff
Golf day will have ‘lasting impact’ on school pupils, staff
A charity golf day which raised $35,000 for a Wānaka school ‘‘will have lasting impact on staff and students’’, its principal says.
Inaugural harvest festival to celebrate autumn
Inaugural harvest festival to celebrate autumn
The beauty of autumn will be celebrated at the first edition of the Alpine Harvest Festival in Hāwea Flat this Sunday.
No clues from missing Southlander's bank accounts, phone records
No clues from missing Southlander's bank accounts, phone records
There is still no sign of a missing Southland dairy farmer, nearly four months after he was last seen.
'Significant change' to soak some in South
'Significant change' to soak some in South
Heavy rain bearing down on the South Island is set to drench parts of Otago as a "significant autumnal change" hits the country this week.
'Great mate to many': Southland man killed in crash named
'Great mate to many': Southland man killed in crash named
The victim of single-vehicle crash on a rural Southland road has been named by police.
One injured in helicopter crash near Haast
One injured in helicopter crash near Haast
A person in a serious condition has been airlifted from the scene of a helicopter crash in Haast this afternoon.
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Funeral firm hit by tax debts
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Funeral firm hit by tax debts
More than a century old South Otago funeral firm has gone into liquidation owing more than $300,000 after appearing to fail to account for taxation.
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Four in court over home invasion
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Four in court over home invasion
Four men face a raft of charges — including two counts of strangulation — after entering a house in Balclutha and beating up two people inside.
Councillor questions gondola, housing plan
Councillor questions gondola, housing plan
The fast-track referral of a sprawling gondola and housing proposal is being described by a Queenstown councillor as a real disappointment.
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Proposed reforms trigger council review
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Proposed reforms trigger council review
A shake-up could on the way for the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
SH6 reopens after three-vehicle crash north of Invercargill
SH6 reopens after three-vehicle crash north of Invercargill
State Highway 6 at Makarewa has reopened following a three-vehicle crash earlier tonight.
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Smelter workers striking over ‘principle’
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Smelter workers striking over ‘principle’
For the first time in at least 35 years, workers are going on strike at the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.
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Street party for the Forrester
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Street party for the Forrester
The Tuvaluan Group wows the crowd gathered at the street party to celebrate the reopening of Oamaru’s Forrester Gallery.
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Fibre festival knits wool-lovers together
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Fibre festival knits wool-lovers together
Fibre enthusiasts had plenty to yarn about on Saturday in Gore, as the third annual Wool and Craft Festival brought all things knitted, shorn and woven out.
Star chef apologises for 'inappropriate behaviour'
Star chef apologises for 'inappropriate behaviour'
A celebrity chef who recently departed from a prestigious Lake Hayes restaurant has apologised for "inappropriate behaviour" towards his former staff and colleagues.
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Season opens with high compliance, spirits
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Season opens with high compliance, spirits
A bright full moon hung over Lake Tuakitoto as the first day of the duck-shooting season drew shooters quietly into position on Saturday.