A buffer against Covid-19 uncertainty.

Around 30 firefighters are at the Christchurch KiwiRail container yard this morning.

Walking the Queen Charlotte Track and sleeping in a boat each night is a great option

"Naive" social workers accepted stories of boy's violent stepfather before death.

A man was admitted to hospital with a dislocated hip and injuries to his sternum.

The man has also been ordered to pay more than $8000.

41-year-old Sam Brown had been reported missing from Rangiora since February 3.

A helicopter has been dispatched as part of a rescue.

We're fortunate we can go about our daily lives in a 'pretty normal' fashion.

He admits telling them to "f... off back to their own country", but claims it was a joke.

Workers suffered minor or superficial burns to their arms, faces or hands.

The dismissal of Dr Alistair Humphrey during lockdown was kept under wraps at the time.

The company has hit the brakes in the middle of traditional peak season.

John Ready wants the courts to step in over leadership concerns.

Human settlement once forced the species out of its habitat.

The university's annual disciplinary reports were released yesterday.

The win comes almost four years after winning $500,000 in a Lotto draw.

After an evening drinking on the farm, four men set out in search of more firewood.

Shayne 'Smiley' Heappey had ignored repeated requests to settle a gang debt.

Donald Charles Pelvin, 67, was sentenced in the Christchurch District Court.

The company has blamed the cost of regulatory processes for the closure.

50 medical students used part of their three-month work placements as holidays in 2019.

The event, Ko Tātou, Tātou We Are One will mark the second anniversary of the attacks.

Engineering New Zealand was first asked to investigate Alan Reay eight years ago.

A St John spokesman said a person had serious injuries and another, moderate injuries.

Paul Robert Mora is wanted in connection with a $190 million fraud.

She leaves behind her 11-year-old daughter Abbey.

The blaze broke out at a Christchurch property at about 11.30am on Friday.

The plane was above Clinton, travelling at about 5000 feet, when the engine stopped.

A Pest Control Research worker came into contact with a poisonous substance.