Otago

A Wānaka couple do not know where to begin with the clean-up at their flood-damaged home.

An Otago lines company says it cannot give "cast-iron" assurance that selling Aurora Energy will get a premium price - but expects it will be well sought after.

Heavy rain filled a Wānaka developer's water retention plant to over-capacity, forcing contractors to release water onto a road, flooding gardens and threatening homes.

Police say its thoughts are with the victims' friends and family.

New treatments for chronic pain offer hope for many doing it tough with "terrible" long-term disabling symptoms, medical experts say. Audio

The New Zealand Transport Agency in warning drivers to be careful on the roads on Monday as bad weather is forecast to hit the lower North Island and parts of the South.

Aurora fans have been treated to an unexpectedly bright display lighting up the skies, with photographers capturing the lights as far north as the Bay of Plenty.

There were 59 cases of vandalism in a year, with the toilets at one park targeted 17 times.

Councillor Sarah Browne says even she is stressed about the incoming bill but it does not mean the council should put it off.

Emergency services are currently trying to retrieve the body.

Indigenous game developers travelled from across the globe for a "life changing" visit to Dunedin.

Amid fears the government could walk away from its campaign promise, the health minister says it remains committed to the build.

The house designed by Edmund Anscombe and built in the 1920s is set to be replaced by apartments.

Passengers on a dramatic trans-Tasman flight that appeared to catch fire have recounted the horror, with one fearing the plane was about to "break in two". Video

Watch: A Queenstown resident says he rushed out after hearing booms coming from a flight above his home.

Rumours fly and opinions are divided - but in the end, there was no happy ending for anyone. Audio