Emergency services were alerted to the crash on Bury St shortly after 1pm.

Families left wondering if their loved ones might still be here if they lived elsewhere.

Blair Vining, 39, dedicated his last months fighting for better cancer care across NZ.

Man sentenced to life imprisonment over death of Jack McAllister loses appeal.

The huts had their busiest season, but less welcome guests checked in with the hikers.

'It's no wonder first-home buyers have been feeling so hard done by,' QV boss says.

Calls received from people claiming to have information about mysterious cold case.

"Certainly, in the next few weeks, there is not a signal for above normal rainfall."

The man, aged in his 70s, was in the dementia ward of the retirement village at the time.

Akaroa farmer Hamish Menzies said they are making a plan for it if it doesn't rain soon.

Former staff say the waste, that contains cyanide, has been buried in unmapped sites.

Hedge fire spread to shed in Southland; crews now fighting vegetation fire in Fairlie too.

Parts of the country are having a hot, but blustery, afternoon.

Bystanders witnessed a man hit a woman about the head with a skateboard.

The sign advertises a Southland Stags game to be played on September 25 against Manawatu.

The man accused of killing Azalia Wilson has today been found guilty of her murder.

Today the team began injecting the first of two doses to frontline health workers.

Rain, cloud and showers are set to descend on most of New Zealand this week.

New MP says to push against 'Wellington knows best', even if it comes off as disruptive.

The truck driver spotted police on the car's tail and helped slow the vehicle.

Steven Thomson was convicted in the Invercargill District Court earlier this month.

Raymond Horn, who has dementia and is non-verbal, went missing on February 15.

Samuel Samson is on trial over the murder of his former partner Azalia Wilson.

Four people required hospital treatment for police dog bites last year, and five in 2019.

The man found the woman at Women's Refuge accommodation and hit her in the face and body.

Tyler Ward was dismissed from Samson Hill Harvesting Limited by email.

Metservice says there is a possibility of light frosts in parts of Otago and Southland.

The companies said their main challenge is the lack of a good, skilled workforce.

Samuel Samson is on trial over the murder of his former partner Azalia Wilson.

Witness says Samuel Samson waved knives and said 'do you know what Azalia has done to me?'