Copyright case: Judge orders detained 'pirated' boat be released
The Chinese boat is alleged to be a Stabicraft design rip-off.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest fromCanterbury and South Island
Warbirds over Wanaka crash: Confidential settlement ends vintage plane crash appeal
Pilot Arthur Dovey wanted $616,500 after his vintage plane was damaged during the show.
Gloriavale wins milk battle - on condition no child labour used on farms
Milk giant stopped milk collection from farms after child labour allegations.
Opinion: Excess water charges a problematic solution
OPINION: The new excess water charge came into force on Saturday.
'Hypothermia risk': Temperatures to plunge below freezing in Antarctic blast
Spring is set to take a back seat this week, as a wintry blast arrives over the country.
Westland Milk buys Waikato's Canary Foods
Hokitika-based subsidiary of China's Yili snaps up Canary for an undisclosed sum.
Coronet Peak closes after 'perfect' ski season
Aussie tourists and the ski field's 75th anniversary made for biggest season.
Bandits brandishing hammers target Merivale jeweller
Jewellery store hit in a brazen robbery by armed attackers.
Hunt for Kirsty Bentley's killer: Police combing through 80 tip-offs
$100,000 reward in Ashburton cold case of Kirsty Bentley.
Opinion: 'Christchurch has turned the corner and is the city of opportunity'
OPINION: Lianne Dalziel's last week as Christchurch mayor after three terms.
Former MP Nick Smith a frontrunner in Nelson's mayoral race
Seven candidates are vying for the mayoralty as Nelson recovers from devastating floods.
Police release photos - three offenders on the run after second raid on Merivale shops in four days
Thieves armed with hammers took off from the jewellery shop with rings and jewellery.
From Ashley with love - Bloomfield gifts Fijian holiday to deserving woman
West Coast woman Trish McMurtie humbled by gift from former director general of Health.
Snow to sea level: Polar blast hits, heavy snow watch
There's a chance snow will close many South Island roads.
Opinion: I'm happy to pay GST - but not on this
OPINION: Government's proposed unemployment insurance scheme likely subject to GST.
'It's just gross' - Married At First Sight bride slams FBoy Island
MAFS 'bride' slams reality TV shows saying she believes toxic behaviour is promoted.
'A theft from the entire community': GST fraud nets prison term
Some of the money McCormick paid back he didn't have the authority to use.
Youth apologises after Westfield Riccarton attack
Police have yet to identify and charge others allegedly involved.
Opinion: Record residential building consents; more public homes
OPINION: Christchurch has the second highest annual rent increase of 6.3 per cent.
Weather: Polar blast to bring snow to sea level in South Island
Christchurch is in for chilly lows of -1C on Wednesday.
Ski field scare: Lucky escape after car slides off road
Emergency services rushed to the alpine scene at 5.15pm.
Soldier killed in double-fatal crash; sole-surviving infant in hospital
Young child in Starship Hospital with serious injuries.
Cold front to bring freezing temperatures, wind and rain across NZ
Don't put those winter woolies away just yet.
TOP eyes Parliament with $6.35b tax cut, and tax on land
TOP wants to slash the 10.5 per cent tax rate to zero.
Man arrested after Invercargill incident leaves three hurt, one critically
18-year-old man charged with wounding with intent to commit grievous bodily harm.
27-hour rainmaker: Slip closes highway, heavy downfall warnings for north
Rain descends on the North Island just in time for the school holidays.
Radio star on quitting Auckland, finding love - and his bid to be mayor
The talkback host and mayoral candidate is stepping up for the love of his family.
Two dead after crash in Rangitata, South Canterbury
Police said the two-vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of SH 1 and Looker Rd.
Live: School holiday traffic chaos - crash at Waterview Tunnel delays travellers
Motorists have been urged to drive to survive during the school holidays.
'Rest in power': Tributes flow after popular Kiwi DJ dies from brain bleed
Friends, family and fans are mourning the loss of the Kiwi drum and bass pioneer.
Opinion: Tinkering with speed limits not the answer
OPINION: Police are calling for a significant change to the speed limit.
High school losing 1.5m each year in coastal erosion
The high school is losing up to a metre and a half of ground each year.
Couple in their 80s 'flabbergasted' after their one and only home sells for $945,000
They had owned the Christchurch home for 61 years.
'We've been forced to be Australians': Dame Rosie Horton is finally coming home
Dame Rosie has been living in her second home in Sanctuary Cove, Australia, since 2020.