Jane Jurgens recommends some lesser-visited spots.

"How much of this tax will go to bureaucracy?" Made with Funding from NZ On Air.

Bill English made a swift exit when approached by Janette Walker a Blenheim cafe.

Scientists reveal promising signs of life deep in the quake-hit Kaikoura Canyon.

A person fired shots at a house over night, sparking an armed police callout near Hanmer.

An elderly couple have escaped an early morning blaze in their South Canterbury home.

As soon as women had won the right to vote they exceeded men in voting turnout.

Police are responding to reports of a gunman in Hanmer Springs tonight.

Judge rejects claim of bias in ruling discharging bankruptcy but with restrictions.

All travel out of Auckland Airport looks likely to be disrupted for several days.

Woman was allegedly sexually assaulted by man known to her at Lincoln Uni's Halls.

Shandelle Battersby checks into a one-bedroom Seaview Cottage, overlooking the harbour.

A crash has closed Brittan Tce for several hours

An 80-year-old woman is dead following a collision between a car and a van.

Two bodies have been found in a lake in Halswell, Christchurch.

Two bodies have been found after car drove into a suburban lake yesterday.

Elizabeth McCombs crushed her opponents to become New Zealand's first female MP.

Police are seeking leads after a paintball attack on a community patrol volunteer.

Two men in court accused of murdering Rebels gang member Brad Lomax.

There would be Alps. Snow. A dining car, and possibly dodgy travelling companions...

Missing woman Monique Hickland, 31, has an intellectual disability.

Two men to appear in Christchurch District Court tomorrow after murder of Bradley Lomax.

The sculpture was parked outside Nick Smith's campaign caravan in Nelson today.

A decision to climb a beach-front cliff face proved a bad one for a man in Canterbury.

Church urged to restore cathedral.

Canterbury residents living in quake-damaged homes were at higher risk of heart attack.

Canterbury riverbed scene examination complete as probe into Brad Lomax death continues

A 4.3 magnitude earthquake has struck in Canterbury.

A new poll showed his party would struggle to form a Government after the election.

HIV-positive Johnny Lumsden had unprotected sex with men without disclosing his status.