The Pope's health has deteriorated and for the first time the Vatican is describing his condition as "critical". Christchurch police were generally pleased with the behaviour of Electric Avenue ...

Crew on a NZ Navy ship saw indications of possible live fire from a Chinese military vessel in the Tasman Sea, an Australian ...

China's activity in the Tasman Sea shows it wants to establish a permanent military presence in the Pacific - and NZ must prepare, an international relations expert warns.

Airlines have modified flight paths between NZ and Australia after China notified Australia it would hold live-fire exercises ...

Dunedin is considering partnering up with Christchurch on the delivery of three waters infrastructure in an effort to save ...

Two Dunedin men have been arrested today over the alleged importation of MDMA and ketamine. Dunedin is considering partnering up with Christchurch on the delivery of three waters infrastructure in an ...

Eighteen-year-old Daman Kumar will be able to stay in New Zealand, following an intervention from the associate immigration ...

Principals and teacher unions are disappointed an Education Ministry error meant it failed to forecast teacher shortages for 2024 and 2025. Health New Zealand is scrambling to fix contracts that gave ...

A Ngāpuhi leader, long at the centre of controversy over his leadership of New Zealand’s largest iwi, has been sentenced to jail for indecent assault following a determined seven-year legal battle by ...

People with overseas licences drove well on Clutha district roads during the last three years, New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) figures show.

Police have been criticised for not laying criminal charges against an officer who admitted to beating his children with a belt.