Revealed: Eye surgeon jailed for attempted murder was dating district court judge
The judge can finally be named today after a year-long suppression fight.
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Dunedin bus-hub murder: Youth pleads not guilty in High Court
The 13-year-old accused has been granted automatic name suppression.
Child critically injured after being struck by vehicle in Canterbury
The child was transported to Christchurch Hospital in a critical condition.
Truancy stats: Parents may be taking kids for long weekends hunting and skiing, principal says
Attendance of students is worse on either side of a weekend, statistics show.
Dunedin Pine Hill murder: Trial date set for next year
Gurjit Singh was allegedly murdered in his Pine Hill home on or before Sunday, January 28.
First XV rugby wrap: King’s College making their case; should media-shy schools be playing at Eden Park?
Who are the competition’s most improved outfit?
Kiwis rally for young girls whose parents died within a week of each other
Givealittle fundraiser reaches $250k-plus in two weeks.
Steve Braunias: Watson's appeal, the state's power and fact v outrageous fiction
OPINION: Braunias was there as Scott Watson got his long-awaited chance to appeal.
Officer assaulted by woman as he stopped her from walking into rescue chopper's blades
She responded by kicking and punching him before trying to bite the officer's arm.
'Her life was just starting': Friends pay tribute to young crash victim
The Darfield crash claimed the life of 23-year-old Samantha Orlowski.
‘Extremely lucky’: Belgian man found after several days in Fiordland bush
Police said the man became separated from his party while crossing the Dore Pass.
‘I was planning my funeral’: Woman’s six-day ordeal after bungled cancer diagnosis
She broke the heartbreaking news to her two sons and was considering an assisted death.
Financial trouble and scandals: How Steve Tew navigated NZ Rugby's storms
Steve Tew shares untold stories from behind the scenes at NZ Rugby.
Phil Gifford: The ABs No 10 is 'a lock'
ANALYSIS: The Super Rugby Pacific playoffs are heating up as the semis approach.
Sheep killed during burglary on South Otago farm
It was one of a spate of burglaries at rural properties in the area.
Who owns Smith & Caughey’s? What now for $120m fortune?
Names behind one of New Zealand's oldest retail dynasties: what next for them?
Busted: Cleaner springs guests who booked beachside motel to make fake money
Couple checked in carrying a guillotine, printer and multiple laptop bags.
UK TV star Noel Edmonds has 'pushed up' house prices in tiny Tasman town
Agent says her phone has been ringing non-stop with inquiries from buyers.
Generous Kiwis donate more than $100k to orphaned girls in 24 hours
Donors flock to Givealittle page set up to help couple's daughters.
One dead in crash west of Christchurch
A second person suffered moderate injuries in the incident at Darfield.
Parents die from cancer a week apart, orphaning two young daughters
Money raised on a Givealittle will be used to help the couple's daughters.
Mercury to expand Southland wind farm after smelter deal
The stage-two expansion will add 36 turbines and generate 155 megawatts (MW).
Tuatara on display again as new enclosure unveiled, named
The reptiles now have their own facility within the Queens Park Animal Reserve.
Revealed: Gun licence suspensions skyrocket 5000 per cent since mosque attacks
Firearms lobby groups critical of police moves since 2019.
Tiwai deal is a game changer for power industry - Editorial
OPINION: The 20-year deal gives certainty and alleviates supply pressure.
Sounds murders: Convicted killer Scott Watson's last-ditch effort to plead innocence
The 1998 murders of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope remain one of NZ's most talked about cases.
Fireworks, free concerts and festivals to usher in Christchurch’s winter
Winter events are set to be in full force throughout the city.
'It’s your fault I got fired': Woman attacks colleague she blamed for job loss
Three weeks later she punched a woman stocking Easter products at The Warehouse.
$4b fund to fix 62,000 road potholes nationwide
More than $2 billion in funding will go towards fixing state highway potholes.
'Absolutely devastated': Sacred objects stolen from Christchurch church
It is yet another incident in a string of thefts against the community in recent years.
‘Right a historic wrong’: Old school site of child sex abuse renamed
Dozens of boys were abused at Marylands School in Christchurch over decades.
Man dies after being hit by car on busy Christchurch street
Police confirmed the person died in hospital.
Veteran All Blacks duo re-sign with New Zealand Rugby
The new deals extend both players' existing contracts by two years.
Liam Napier: The Crusaders need a first five - here's who they should target for 2025
After using five playmakers in 2024, the Crusaders desperately need to find a first five.