New ZealandLeadfooted: Residents offered blood tests as council scrambles over contaminated waterWaikouaiti and Karitāne residents offered blood tests following drinking water debacle.04 Feb 06:55 PM
New ZealandText messages, demand for cash: Sex worker sentenced for blackmailing clientAlmost a year after their first liaison, the man received a text message seeking $700.04 Feb 06:08 PM
New ZealandParents' anxious wait: 'No level of lead is safe for a baby'Elevated levels of lead discovered in Eastern Otago water supply.04 Feb 05:36 PM
New ZealandLead in Otago water found at 40 times acceptable levelsWaikouaiti was almost 40 times acceptable levels.04 Feb 05:16 AM
New Zealand'I'm not a vessel': Assault defendant denies being a person'I'm not a dead, legal fiction': Wanaka artist in bizarre exchange with judge.04 Feb 05:12 AM
New ZealandCentral Otago fatal plane crash pilot namedRescuers were hampered by remoteness, fog and low cloud.04 Feb 03:24 AM
New ZealandPilot's body retrieved from Otago crash siteSearch teams were slogging through rugged central Otago terrain late last night.03 Feb 11:55 PM
New ZealandChristchurch homicide case: Potential trial next yearEmergency services were called to a Christchurch house last month and found a man dead.03 Feb 08:30 PM
New ZealandHigh levels of lead in Dunedin water samples first picked up six months agoFirst test showing elevated lead levels in Waikouaiti was received in August last year.03 Feb 05:28 AM
New ZealandRiver rescue: Woman swept away while swimming airlifted from rocksWoman swept downstream while swimming in the Kawarau River this afternoon.03 Feb 04:02 AM
TravelRoom check: Glacial valleys and chill winds in the nether regionsForget what you know about camps and compostable toilets.03 Feb 03:00 AM
New ZealandMongrel Mob bikers warned by ferry bosses: Be goodMighty Mongrel Mob Barbarian MC came from around NZ to gather in Christchurch.03 Feb 01:03 AM
New Zealand'Senseless, violent death': Meth-fuelled driver jailed for killing passengerLuke Savigny, 25, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his 32-year-old passenger.02 Feb 10:16 PM
PoliticsTaxpayers pinged for Tiwai Point toxic waste clean-upThe deal to clean up 8000 tonnes of waste "leaves a slightly sour taste", minister says.02 Feb 05:55 AM
New ZealandCriminal charges laid after boat's dramatic beachingCrew were rescued after the boat was beached in Christchurch.02 Feb 01:40 AM
New ZealandAmberley tyre fire: Man in court charged with arsonA man has been charged in connection with a tyre fire in North Canterbury.02 Feb 01:10 AM
New ZealandPilot accused of flying stranded tourists over flooded rivers without right paperworkPilot and aviation company which owned the plane appeared in court today.01 Feb 10:36 PM
New ZealandMob descends on Queenstown while cops probe assaultPolice probe brutal one-punch assault outside Christchurch bar.01 Feb 10:15 PM
New ZealandFormer Southland rugby player on firearms chargesLong list of firearms charges facing former Southland open side flanker.01 Feb 05:01 PM
PremiumPremiumSmall BusinessFit for business: The sisters behind Clique ClothingClique Fitness says big delays in stock made it rethink its freight strategy.31 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandListeria scare: Consumers warned not to eat 13 salads sold at 400-plus retailersThe pre-packaged and deli salads are sold at major supermarkets across the country.29 Jan 06:56 PM
New ZealandAnniversary long weekend stunner on way for northern New ZealandIt's good news if you like sunshine.29 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandMongrel Mob gang descends on ChristchurchPolice say they are aware of the gang's gathering.29 Jan 02:08 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandGarden City gangland: How the Mongrel Mob is making a big push in the southNorth Island members moving south, and bikies are descending on Christchurch this weekend.28 Jan 04:00 AM
New ZealandSouth Canterbury battered by thunder and lightning, heading for ChristchurchMetservice is forecasting temperatures will reach 17C throughout the day in Christchurch.28 Jan 01:58 AM
Lifestyle'Shocked': Mum asked to move while breastfeeding at public pool"God forbid a splash of my breast milk gets into the pool," the mother said.27 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandSummer scorcher: Parts of South Island up to 36CBlenheim hit 36.1C at 4pm, smashing its January temperature record set in 1972.27 Jan 04:32 AM
New ZealandGasfitter to pay $190k over shower blunder that killed boyJesse Samuel's death has "ripped me apart", mum says.27 Jan 03:18 AM
New Zealand'You killed my son': Mother's agony over gasfitter's fatal shower blunderJustine Walker says no sentence will be enough for the death of her son.26 Jan 09:32 PM
New Zealand'Stupidly hot': Parts of South Island creeping up to 40CMetservice is forecasting a high of 36C in Christchurch and 30C in Dunedin today.26 Jan 04:13 AM
New Zealand'I feel so terrible for them': DIY campervan explodes at campsiteUK couple 'lost everything' in freak explosion at a freedom camping spot.26 Jan 03:10 AM
New ZealandWithering heights: Parts of NZ to hit 36 degrees todayResidents urged to keep hydrated and firefighters have helicopters at the ready.25 Jan 04:50 PM
New ZealandVineyard tractor roll victim 'true blue Central Otago'The 66-year-old died after a tractor he was driving rolled.25 Jan 03:40 AM
