Home detention for sex with underage girl
3.10 pm
A 22-year-old who admitted unlawful sexual connection with a girl seven years his junior, spanning more than 10 months last year, has been sentenced to home detention.
Wanaka
Rhythm and Alps set to go ahead under orange light
Rhythm and Alps set to go ahead under orange light
The three-day Rhythm and Alps music festival is bucking the trend for large summer events - and will go ahead this New Year.
Cricket-based charity really helps out
Cricket-based charity really helps out
Proud dad Andy Wells shares a moment with his son, Harrison (3), as Simon Cleverley and Emilee Wells display the cricket shirt given to the Wells family through the fundraiser "Harri’s Big Splash...
Silverlight studio fast-tracking faster
Silverlight studio fast-tracking faster
The panel considering the Silverlight Studios fast-track application to build a $280million film studio near Wanaka has increased the pace, asking the parties on Thursday to respond to a draft...
Council to review passports at venues
Council to review passports at venues
The Invercargill City Council will review the request for vaccination passports in each of its facilities.
Amazing skills shown by internationals, Kiwis
Amazing skills shown by internationals, Kiwis
Wild weather was never going to deter the Crankworx Summer Series New Zealand field during the event’s inaugural Queenstown stop over the weekend.
Woman accused of assaulting Waitaki MP in Oamaru
Woman accused of assaulting Waitaki MP in Oamaru
The National Party has expressed support for veteran MP Jacqui Dean after an incident last week in which it is alleged she was the victim of an attack with a blunt instrument.
Queenstown developer told police breach not 'particularly serious'
Queenstown developer told police breach not 'particularly serious'
2.18 pm
A judge told a Queenstown property developer he would give him the benefit of the doubt a breach of the Covid-19 lockdown in September was borne from "ignorance and not arrogance" this morning.
Schools locked down in Winton after firearms incident
Schools locked down in Winton after firearms incident
Updated 3.39 pm
Winton schools are in lockdown and there is a heavy presence of emergency services in the Southland town after a firearms incident early this afternoon.
130ha farm pivotal in development proposal
130ha farm pivotal in development proposal
Auckland developer Lloyd Morris has proposed a 17-lot farm park concept for Tarras that would be similar to, but smaller in scale than, those at Hillend Station in Wanaka or Bendemeer at Queenstown.
All go for store’s opening after months of planning
All go for store’s opening after months of planning
Torpedo7 staff members are gearing up to open their doors for the first time in Invercargill today.
Man killed in Wyndham crash named
Man killed in Wyndham crash named
Police have released the name of the man who was killed in a crash in Wyndham on Friday.
No plan to separate inmates; 65% vaxed
No plan to separate inmates; 65% vaxed
With 65% of its prisoners fully vaccinated, the Department of Corrections has no plans to separate vaccinated and unvaccinated inmates at Invercargill Prison.
Woman accused of assaulting Waitaki MP
Woman accused of assaulting Waitaki MP
The National Party has expressed support for Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean after an incident in Oamaru in which it's alleged she was the victim of an attack.
The passing of a hospo legend
The passing of a hospo legend
Welsh-born Eileen Todd, who died late last month, aged 89, came to Queenstown in the mid-'60s with her Scottish husband Jock, who'd flown with the Royal New Zealand Air Force No.75 Squadron...
'Good prospect' Tiwai won't close if aluminium prices high
'Good prospect' Tiwai won't close if aluminium prices high
Govt officials are confident Southland's Tiwai Point aluminium smelter won't close if aluminium prices remain high. But they warn there are risks this will add millions of tonnes to greenhouse gas emissions.
Belief development may ease worker home problem
Belief development may ease worker home problem
Wanaka developer Murray Frost believes Luggate can help Wanaka workers find permanent homes, as housing availability and affordability become critical issues in the district.
River flow decision remains contentious
River flow decision remains contentious
The end to years of legal wrangling over an Otago river is a victory for both farmers and the environment, an Otago regional councillor says.
Potentially toxic algae found at Wainono Lagoon
Potentially toxic algae found at Wainono Lagoon
A popular fishing spot in South Canterbury has been declared unsafe due to the presence of potentially toxic blue-green algae.
Stormy weather for parts of South Island
Stormy weather for parts of South Island
Parts of the South Island could get heavy rain, thunderstorms, hail and possibly damaging wind gusts today.