Person found dead in water north of Dunedin

'Come home with a story, not a scar': Revellers urged to celebrate responsibly

Tens of thousands of young partygoers flock to the Southern Lakes each year to send of the last 12 months – but it can get messy.

'Large hail': Thunderstorm watch issued for parts of Otago, Canterbury

MetService said the thunderstorms bring the risk of localised heavy rain between 10 to 25 mm/h, and hail between 5 and 20mm in diameter.

Wet, blustery start to week for large parts of the South Island

Multiple orange heavy rain and strong wind warnings and watches have been issued for Monday.

Major Queenstown tourism operator sentenced over landslip

Two other contractors were also sentenced for contributing to the slip that inundated a residential street and forced dozens to evacuate.