Dean Purdy was arrested in Christchurch last night

Raymond Carr was found guilty of squirting acid over EQC cars

Inquiry will look into EQC's handling of 2010 and 2011 quake claims.

Cash boost could fast-track new stadium and residential red zone development.

A man has denied kidnapping and repeatedly raping a woman he met on an online dating site.

The Herald on Sunday talks to NZ's last known survivors of WWII's brutal Battle of Crete.

One lucky winner is now $18 million richer.

We'll be spared worst of the extreme winds causing havoc in Australia, but it'll be wet.

Gang member got more than he bargained for when pretending to be a cop.

Stolen money bought million-dollar homes and expensive cars.

When some precious items went astray, club members took matters into their own hands.

Debate has concluded after nearly six years of wrangling.

Teen died after Mongrel Mob member Fabian Mika crashed a stolen car in 2013.

Man dies after rolling his ute near the North Otago town of Kurow.

North Auckland drivers had the highest number of traffic offences in the country.

Insurance row over quake-hit historic villa's huge repair bill.

Majority of responses the bistro received about the restriction had been very positive.

Liam Reid sought an injunction against a TV documentary. He failed, and tonight it airs.

When shortcomings surface in the health system the impacts can be significant.

Watch: The driver travelled more than 150km across Canterbury before he was arrested.

Man arrested after third alleged police chase in a day.

George Warren admits shooting Greymouth woman dead inside home where children were.

The man was arrested after repeatedly evading police in Canterbury region.

Alleged fleeing driver 'drove at officers' laying road spikes

'Typically, when Auckland gets cold, the rest of the country also suffers'.

Killer and rapist Richard Genge loses yet another appeal.

Helicopter on way to the scene after five people injured in Canterbury crash.

It's too late for Burgundy-Rose Brown, but not other teens, her mum says.

Units set up to house Kaikoura residents whose homes are damaged, but they come at a cost.

Balloonist was New Zealand's first aviation fatality, in 1899