New Zealand'Significant' rain event: 750mm possible on West Coast, caution urgedMetService has issued a red warning for the area.31 Jan 10:23 PM
New ZealandForestry worker crushed to death in North CanterburyWorkSafe notified after worker in his 20s was unable to be saved.31 Jan 03:11 AM
New ZealandCancelled: 'Heartbreak' as near-sold out music festival latest Covid victim30,000 people were due to attend, but organisers left with no choice.31 Jan 01:00 AM
New ZealandOrange warning: 'Significant' rain event heading for South IslandMetservice is predicting up to 550mm of rain could fall in the ranges.31 Jan 12:36 AM
New ZealandMan charged after police officer assaulted in QueenstownHe is due to appear at the Queenstown District Court today.30 Jan 06:11 PM
New ZealandHomes evacuated as fire crews battle tool factory blazeEmergency services were first called just after midnight.29 Jan 05:45 PM
New ZealandPerfect anniversary long weekend weather for birthday regionsA ridge has fought off a front to keep the long weekend weather sunny and hot.29 Jan 04:00 PM
EducationStudents likely to bring Omicron south, say expertsStudents likely to bring Omicron with them when they move South over coming weeks.29 Jan 04:28 AM
New ZealandJail time for Dunedin man who went on meth-fuelled rampageMarcus Brian James Forde was found with class A drugs stashed in his undies.28 Jan 11:58 PM
New Zealand'Tragic, but unsurprising' - MP on pregnant Kiwi journalist stranded in AfghanistanThe situation shows the Government is more inhumane than an extremist regime, MP says.28 Jan 10:12 PM
New ZealandFather charged with murdering 3-month-old daughter appears in court; granted interim suppressionThe baby died on January 2 - and the man was charged by police today.28 Jan 02:59 AM
New ZealandYoung in the time of Covid: Students staying put and flooding job marketCovid has reduced the amount of 18– to 30-year olds departing the country by half.27 Jan 10:06 PM
New ZealandFriends on phone to police when murder victim's body foundColombian woman Juliana Bonilla-Herrera was allegedly violently murdered inside her home.27 Jan 09:31 PM
New ZealandTop NZ horse trainer denies animal cruelty allegations after racehorse diesTrainer refutes wrongdoing and says he will fight charges.27 Jan 09:30 PM
SportCoast to Coast forging ahead using 'pods' of fewer than 100 to keep race goingOnly 284 competitors will line up for the Longest Day and One Day Teams categories.27 Jan 06:30 PM
New ZealandMum going blind delays getting help due to no petrol money, car or childcare. She's not the only one'Almost certainly her outcome was worsened as a result of the delay,' doctor says.27 Jan 06:26 AM
New ZealandCovid-19 Omicron outbreak: Unvaxxed CAA staff fail in appeal to get jobs backThe High Court has dismissed the employees request for interim reinstatement.27 Jan 03:30 AM
New ZealandThird alleged child abuse case marks alarming start to 2022, says advocacy groupBaby who died from critical injuries at Starship Hospital yesterday latest tragedy.27 Jan 01:01 AM
New ZealandSouthern Bottlenose whale dies after becoming stranded on Timaru beachIt's thought to be the first time a Southern Bottlenose has been found in the area.27 Jan 12:45 AM
New ZealandMayor 'disappointed, frustrated' at second fake vaccine incidentThe second incident follows a GP being caught giving fake vaccine exemptions.26 Jan 11:49 PM
New ZealandAmnesty: Canterbury police ask anyone with fake vaccine pass to come forwardA Rangiora man was arrested in relation to the production of fake passes.26 Jan 05:43 AM
New ZealandMan charged with murdering Christchurch woman appears in courtThe 37-year-old woman was found dead at her home on Saturday,25 Jan 09:15 PM
New ZealandFake vaccine pass allegations: Police swoop on Canterbury addressMan arrested after police raid this morning.25 Jan 08:11 PM
New ZealandWoman didn't tell firefighters her lover lived inside burning building"Both occupants advised that no one else was in or on the property": coroner's report.25 Jan 01:47 AM
New ZealandHigh Court to hear Destiny Church leader's appeal over custody decisionBrian Tamaki has been in Mt Eden Prison since Monday last week.24 Jan 10:39 PM
New ZealandOne vaccination clinic with bookings for children in Chch till next weekBookings become available at the Ngā Hau e Whā Marae on Thursday.24 Jan 02:00 AM
SportSefton, Cheviot neck and neck at top of country cricket tableBoth teams are on a three-game win streak.23 Jan 06:06 PM
New ZealandWhere police attended the most firearm-related call-outs revealedBetween January 1, 2016, and July 31, 2021, the region had 2,312 incidents.23 Jan 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBorder bungles: Twenty-two months of hope, hardship and heartbreak of MIQIt's been called a "lottery of human misery". Twenty-two months on the MIQ front lines.22 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandSeveral ways Palmerston North case may have caught Omicron - expertInfection may have laid dormant for duration of MIQ stay, expert says.21 Jan 02:14 AM
TravelSecret beaches: The best hidden spots away from the summer crowdsHow many have you been to?19 Jan 05:00 PM
New ZealandCoroner urges review of hospital transfers after patient's deathThe coroner has discovered a series of bungles after Ian Bell's early prostate surgery.19 Jan 12:49 AM
New ZealandOne killed in glider crash near OmaramaOther gliders in the air at the time of the crash alerted emergency services.17 Jan 06:43 AM
PremiumPremiumBusiness'In debt, camping out': Business owners stuck in Aus, forced to sell houseOffers of more than $1.1 million are being sought for home at Amberley.17 Jan 04:24 AM
