Residents of a Banks Peninsula town are angry and frustrated as they say opening a nearby lake to the ocean would've mitigated flooding in the area. The Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery ...

A man spotted speeding at over 100kmh on George St had a stolen vehicle being stripped for parts in his garage, police say. A ...

Formula One star Lando Norris has won lifelong fans at a small Timaru primary school after he responded to a book they compiled in his honour. All is not well in the small and rarified community of ...

A Coroner has found a fatal house bus fire might have been avoided if there had been clear instructions on how to use the ...

The wild weather across the South Island did not stop "brave" Access Community Health (ACH) workers from protesting on Severn St in Oamaru yesterday. An old rugby club building in rural Southland ...

MetService has this evening downgraded a red strong wind warning for Wellington to orange, but says there could still be some ...

Business South is calling for the creation of an independent economic development agency with strong business and iwi representation to drive co-ordinated, outcome-focused growth for Dunedin. The ...

The senior doctors' union is not ruling out further industrial action, as Health NZ scrambles to reschedule the thousands of cancelled operations and specialist appointments. Flying metal shards ...

A new study has found vaping more than doubles the risk of serious lung disease. As pensioner Pier Raviola lay critically injured after being dumped in a Christchurch car park, the people who attacked ...

A man assaulted at a bus stop in Auckland's Papatoetoe at the weekend has now died in hospital. Donald Trump’s aggressive ...

Donald Trump’s aggressive protectionism could threaten the unity of New Zealand’s coalition government, warns Prof Robert ...

A year on from the Ministry for Regulation's creation, the average salary for its staff continues to top $150,000 - well ...