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Why there’s never been so much Canterbury on screen
More and more local productions are heading south. What's behind the boom?
Safe says greyhound racing has no future after dog’s death at Addington
The animal charity urges GRNZ to wind down races and rehome dogs before the 2026 ban.
Property Insider: $7 billion Asia-Pacific fund hunts in NZ
Data centres, warehouses, offices, properties under mortgagee sale: asset classes named.
Chris Rattue: The main positive from Black Caps' final defeat
OPINION: New Zealand continues to win kudos around the cricket world.
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Exclusive photos: Brad Pitt spotted filming in Queenstown
The Hollywood A-lister has kept a low profile since coming into NZ for his latest movie.
‘Never seen anything like it’: Ruapuna Speedway driver suffered burns in fiery crash
The driver is in serious but stable condition in Middlemore Hospital.
‘It’s a bit scary’: Homicide probe after man found at Christchurch flats
Despite urgent treatment, he died at the scene.
‘Thrilled’: How relaxed regime led to Willydoit’s Derby triumph
Willydoit won the $1.25m NZ Derby at Ellerslie with a decisive performance.
Public invited to see first Maungārongo apartments
A third of the 65 units have sold in this tough market. Invitations may mean more sales.
Registered sex offender thought he was sending explicit messages to teen ... but he was wrong
It was actually a detective posing as a 14-year-old on Snapchat.
Crusaders put Reds to the sword for bonus-point win
Will Jordan and Sevu Reece both scored first-half doubles in the win.
Use it or lose it: Why we need to keep going to the movies
'Where did we fall in love with movies? At the movie theatre,' says Anora's Sean Baker.
'Blindsided:' Farm worker wins $30k after being fired a week before Christmas
The man said he had to beg and borrow from family to support his partner and children.
Dominance on display: Hastings and Stevens-McNab take Crankworx titles
Elite downhill racing returned to Skyline Rotorua after two years away.
Ruapuna Speedway crash: One person in serious condition, event cancelled
Ruapuna Speedway cancelled tonight's race meeting due to 'medical event'.
‘So frightening’: Kiwi’s scary night as wild weather struck; fears of looting at evacuated homes
Wind 'sounded like a jumbo jet going over the roof of our house', Kiwi in Queensland says.
‘Should I do it’: Teen’s chilling threat as he held knife over cot during call to baby's mum
The 19-year-old's actions scared the mother who called police.
Missing for nearly three months: Have you seen Joshua?
54-year-old Joshua has been missing since December 11.
HPV vaccine cuts cervical cancer rates by more than two-thirds
The HPV programme has been hailed as 'incredibly important and makes a real difference'.
‘Wind gust rattles the building’: Kiwi hunkers down in hotel as wild weather strikes
The NZ pensioner is unfazed by ex-cyclone Alfred but 'dying for toast with tomatoes'.
Dick Frizzell’s new memoir: ‘A little memory, a little licence and a lot of humour’
The 82-year-old painter contemplates beginnings, endings and what, exactly, is the truth.
‘Not here’: Is this town the nimby capital of NZ?
They have fought off windfarms and airports, and now they're against a gold mine.
Surgeon who operates on NZ women with controversial syndrome charged with killing patient
The surgeon is considered a saviour by some NZ patients, who say he changed their lives.
‘Love lost in violence’: Woman speaks of fear and betrayal after being raped by partner
'He wanted sex so took it anyway. In that sense, there was particular cruelty.'
Phil Gifford: The man to turn the Crusaders back into contenders
OPINION: Codie Taylor's comeback is one big storyline this weekend.
‘Deeply regrettable’: School lunch burns student, prompting safety probe
David Seymour apologised to the principal for the lunch incident.