Timothy Brown

The former Dunedin doctor accused of murdering Amber-Rose Rush threatened another teenager after indecently assaulting her, the High Court has heard.

Venod Skantha denies killing the 16-year-old in… Audio

In the trial of a former Dunedin doctor accused of killing a teenage girl, the jury has today heard from a police officer who observed the accused's behaviour in the days after the murder.

Venod… Audio

The former Dunedin doctor accused of murdering teenager Amber-Rose Rush suggested to her mother the 16-year-old may have committed suicide.

When that was dismissed, he offered the names of potential… Audio

Guards have remained overnight outside a property in the small Southland town of Otautau where an 8-year-old boy was killed on Wednesday night.

Police officers were called to the rural settlement of… Audio

Those at the frontline of Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago's housing crisis say the problem is now too big to be solved locally. They say legislation is hamstringing authorities and reliable… Audio

Over 250 South Canterbury farmers met with government officials on Thursday to vent their frustrations over the new freshwater policy.

Earlier this month, the government announced its plan to restore… Audio

Residents at a Queenstown campsite are facing homelessness as they're kicked out to make way for a billion dollar development.

The Queenstown Council owned cabins at the former Lakeview Camp Ground… Video, Audio

A homeless man who went on a crime spree just hours after being released from prison in the hopes of being returned there will spend another 21 months behind bars.

Kaama Waenga says he broke into a… Video, Audio

Whistle-blowers have lifted the lid on bullying, unsafe work practices and theft at Te Whare Pounamu Dunedin Women's Refuge. A damning report has backed workers' claims and highlighted serious… Audio

A record number of candidates have put their name forward to contest for Dunedin's mayoralty. Fourteen hope to fill the void left by three-term incumbent Dave Cull who is stepping aside. RNZ's Timothy… Audio

The police have arrested the man wanted in relation to the theft of two police-issue Glocks from a patrol car in Gore.

Hori Gemmell was arrested late this afternoon and is in custody in Gore.

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Armed police are still searching for the man who has run off with two Glock pistols from a police car in Gore. Hori Gemmell has been identified as the suspect believed to have stolen a patrol car… Audio

The police are reviewing how two loaded handguns were able to be stolen from a patrol car in Gore on Wednesday night.

The man they believe is responsible remains on the loose and they say catching… Audio

Dunedin Airport becomes the first in the country to introduce body scanners for domestic passengers, a move airport bosses say should speed up passenger journeys. Video, Audio

Housing values in Queenstown seem to have plateaued, but when those values average more than $1 million, a plateau doesn't bring much relief for middle income earners looking to get into their first… Audio

Generally it's only on the rugby field where the Welsh and Kiwis have a rivalry - but now it's a battle over another kind of surface, that's causing consternation in the south. Baldwin Street in… Audio

Dunedin surveyor Toby Stoff thinks the city's Baldwin Street was robbed of the world's steepest title - and now he plans to travel halfway across the world in an attempt to claim it back. Audio

It's been a long wait for the families of the 29 men killed when Pike River Mine exploded in 2010. But work is now underway to prepare for the next step in the process -- that is recovery workers… Audio