A person has died following a crash in a Christchurch suburb. Police said the single vehicle crash in Waterloo Rd, Hornby, was reported just ...

Part of a Canterbury highway is closed due to fallen trees as strong winds buffet parts of the region.  Part of State Highway 75 ...

France and Britain have agreed to reinforce cooperation over their respective nuclear arsenals as they seek to respond to growing threats to ...

Two 15-year-old boys have been arrested in connection with a brazen Dunedin dairy robbery, police say. Stolen items which included tray of ...

Thousands of Te Whatu Ora nurses, midwives, health care assistants and kaimahi hauora have voted to strike for 24 hours over staffing concerns.

All Blacks winger Caleb Clarke has been ruled out of this weekend's second test against France in Wellington with a high ankle injury. He ...

A Dunedin mayoral candidate is calling for the abolition of a law granting some voters more than one say, in "pretty direct violation" of ...

Documents show Oranga Tamariki pays nearly $2m to 14 communications staff - after cutting five staff and $500k in the past year - while ...

An Invercargill council manager has given a glowing review of sister city relationships despite a large cut to the programme’s budget. In May, ...

The court has heard Julia DeLuney - on trial for her mother's murder at the High Court in Wellington - lied about calling for help after the ...

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the cost of a city, Sir Ian Taylor's open letter and praise for first ...

West Coast Regional Councillors and iwi uneasy about water quality in Lake Kaniere are relieved it has so far shown no sign of pollution ...