WasteCo in Christchurch has been chosen from three tenders to take over Ashburton’s waste management contract. The $40 million nine-year ...

A dispute between two men outside a Dunedin cinema turned violent after one refused to leave, police say. Police were called to Moray Pl at about ...

A man has died after being injured at a property in Allandale, near Governors Bay, in Canterbury. A police spokesperson said ...

Multi-millionaire couple Anna Mowbray and Ali Williams have not taken up the chance to personally convince a hearing they should be granted a suburban helipad. A person is in critical condition after ...

A person is in critical condition after an "extremely violent" assault in South Auckland overnight. Sweeping changes to the rules governing councils' oversight of everything from housing, to mining, ...

A leading health systems expert is questioning the Government's claim of "record investment" in the public system, saying the real increase to the health budget this year is half of what the ...

Search teams have found a Wellington man who was missing. Tawa resident Daryl was found and receiving medical attention, after being missing for over 24 hours. Police had been concerned Daryl, who had ...

A commercial building in Cromwell has been extensively damaged by fire this evening. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) spokesman said crews were called to the scene, at the intersection of ...

A 45-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a three-year-old Northland girl. Police were called to a house on Tawanui Road in Kaikohe on Wednesday, where they found the girl unresponsive. A ...

Selection for the New Zealand under-19 golf team for the Toyota Junior World Cup in Japan next month confirms Queenstowner Ricky Kang’s steady rise up the ranks. The South Korea-born golfer, who ...

A Dunedin secondary school has honoured a former student with a memorial plaque a year after he was tragically killed in a stabbing at the bus hub. Trinity Catholic College hosted a liturgy led by ...

Ahead of her third Firefighter Sky Tower Challenge in Auckland this Saturday, Queenstown firey Aoife Sheehan can’t wait to bust out another 1103 steps wearing about 25kg of full kit including ...