Central Otago District Mayor Tamah Alley says it is disappointing Cromwell has missed out on hosting a V8 Supercars round, but she is optimistic the opportunity may arise again. While Moeraki’s yellow ...

The New Zealand Geographic Board has announced the proposal to change the name of the Northland town Russell to its original ...

Devices seized from Erin Patterson's home allegedly reveal frustration with her husband's family in the months before she served them a poisonous lunch. Cutting rehabilitation beds in the new Dunedin ...

Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming says he "strongly denies" any allegations he acted inappropriately in ...

The Cook Islands government has declared a dengue fever outbreak in Rarotonga. In a statement on Friday (Thursday in the Cook Islands), the ...

Three teenage girls are before the youth court in Auckland after a young woman was seriously assaulted on Thursday night.

Organisers of the sold-out Bluff Oyster and Food Festival are confident there'll be plenty of oysters to go round. For ...

This year’s Budget was pitched as prudent and responsible, not a lolly scramble. But from where we stand — alongside whānau struggling to ...

A rare parliamentary law change has waived a potential $1.4m bill relating to environmental cleanup work that left a 2.2km stretch of scenic coast road at Kakanui unusable. The mum of an Oamaru 2-year ...

Two Israeli embassy staffers, a young couple about to be engaged, have been killed by a lone gunman in Washington, DC. An increase in default KiwiSaver contribution rates announced in Thursday's ...

An increase in default KiwiSaver contribution rates announced in Thursday's Budget could leave KiwiSaver members more than $100,000 better off ...

Fire crews are battling a blaze in a commercial building in Cromwell where people have been reported as being trapped inside. A Fire and ...