A senior Fijian public official remains in self-imposed exile in Christchurch, despite continuing to receive a six-figure government salary since his reinstatement. Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has ...

New Zealand needs a better way to track livestock, a farmer says, after $60,000 worth of calves were stolen from her Dannevirke farm. Jen ...

A cyclist was taken to hospital in a serious condition after a hit-and-run in Christchurch on Wednesday morning. The police are asking for help ...

One person has died following a crash last night on State Highway 1/Rakaia Highway. The two-vehicle crash was reported to ...

One person has died following the crash last night on State Highway 1/Rakaia Highway. The two-vehicle crash was reported to police about 7:20pm ...

Police in Christchurch are urgently seeking sightings of a missing 79-year-old woman. Police say it appears serious injuries have been sustained in a crash on State Highway 1 just north of Ashburton ...

A Southland man has been fined $400 for harassing a sea lion in an incident that appalled nature lovers in the Catlins earlier this year. One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash on State Highway ...

A two-year ban from Dunedin Airport for holding up a small sign is "disproportionate", a climate activist says. It was a chilly start for many in the South yesterday, with widespread reports of black ...

Two Northland teens have been arrested after allegedly stealing a car and threatening shoppers with a machete during a failed ...

Burnham Camp’s fire station is back to 24/7 operation for the first time in 18 months. Due to low staffing levels, the station has been operating only 8am-4.30pm Monday to Friday, with volunteer crews ...

Students living in an area notorious for night lurkers are afraid to walk alone there after another bizarre incident. Pressure is mounting on the government to release the business case it says ...

The West Coast’s Reefton Distilling Company has announced a $2 million capital raise to scale its Moonlight Creek whisky production. Working a four-day week reduces burnout and improves job ...