Shovel-ready projects get the green light to go ahead under new infrastructure law
More than 750 jobs will be created in Auckland alone as part of the post-Covid recovery.
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Travel deadline extended to Friday as stranded students struggle to get home by lockdown
Students trying to rush home as part-time jobs disappear or flatmates desert them.
Picton port evacuated after gas leak
A KiwiRail spokesman is warning Cook Strait ferry passengers to expect delays.
Picton 'shipping container' cafe sunk
Restaurants are not a 'permitted activity' at the scenic reserve, council says.
Hearing survey shows worrying trend among students
A third of Year 9 students at three NZ schools have "abnormal" hearing.
Comment: Can PM Ardern avoid a Lermontov style disaster?
The open waters of Cook Strait beckoned. What could possibly go wrong?
He's lived 61 years in NZ - then gets told he's not a resident
Tim Dare came to NZ as a child - 61 years later he's told he's not a resident.
Limited Cook Strait services begin after yesterday's ferry woes
Trucks and passengers still stranded after Cook Strait Ferries vessel hit Picton wharf.
Cook Strait ferry woes: Delays after ship strikes Picton wharf
Passengers face long delays after ship crashed into Picton terminal.
Killed by pirates: Flowers released in memory of Kiwi dad
"They were able to say a few words and leave some flowers floating behind the boat."
Wife of Kiwi killed in Panama faces accused murderers in court
Alan Culverwell was shot dead when pirates boarded his vessel in Panama on Thursday.
Pirate attack latest: Wife and children out of hospital
Alan Culverwell's stepson and good friend due to touch down in Panama soon.
Killed by pirates: Kiwi dad shot at 'very close range'
One of the couple's two children was also hurt when pirates boarded the family's boat.
'What the heck just happened?' Woman's encounter with big cat-like creature
'I couldn't live with myself if it attacked a small child or livestock.'
Investigation launched after images emerge of emaciated cattle
SAFE said it was appalled to see the emaciated state of the cows.
Five years since MH370: Kiwis' connection to major air disasters
Four people with links to New Zealand died in the 2014 Malaysia Airlines disasters.
The night the Penguin sank
Captain disciplined over wreck of the Penguin in which more than 70 lives were lost.
H-Files: Axe murderer left trail of clues
Indebted Marlborough axe-murderer hanged for Great Depression crime
Intoxicated man taken into custody along with his 'scapegoats'
"Only in NZ." Picton visitor shares bizarre photos of goats being led away by police.
Engineering fault hits Bluebridge ferry at peak period
Bluebridge Ferries will be removing one of its ferries from service for the next week.
Almost 300 electric scooter injury claims in month and a half: ACC
Injury toll includes 171 claims in Auckland and 102 in Christchurch.
Picton car crash leaves one person dead
One dead after two-car crash at Koromiko near Picton.
Woman who took money from rugby club named NZer of the Year Local Hero
She stole from a small-town rugby club, now she's been honoured for helping the community.
KiwiRail journey from Christchurch to Picton returning
Due to the Kaikoura earthquake, the journey has been on hold for the past two years.
Magnitude 5.2 earthquake shakes centre of country
It was located around 25km northwest of Picton.
Police name 77-year-old found dead in water
Roger Thomas Stevenson had been out on a charter boat with his friends.
This cricket team never played together - but were bonded by tragedy
Members of Otago University cricket team have gathered for their own special reunion.
Killer Wahine waves forced weather rethink
Today's Cook Strait ferries won't sail in waves averaging over 6m.
Paraglider suffers serious injury
A teenage paraglider has a serious leg injury after crashing at Picton.
Gita: Flights, trains cancelled and roads closed: All you need to know
Flights have been cancelled and roads are closed as Cyclone Gita begins to be felt.
How I cheated death twice in 7 months
Gordon Gray almost died from renal failure in July. Two weeks ago he had a brain bleed.
DOC: 'Campers chopped down trees to improve views'
The trees are believed to have been cut down so campers could have sea views.