Merivale murder: Police piece together case
Police continue to piece together case against man charged with Merivale woman's murder.
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Jessica returns home after fleeing to India
A Facebook post by family member Sarah Doody says Jessica has returned home.
Hub gives veterans a helping hand
RSA and NZDF team up to give veterans "a hand up, not a hand out".
'They even stole my bloody seats': Thieves target vehicles
A reward is being offered for information which leads to prosecution of the culprits.
Autistic woman in India: 'Nothing can be done'
Family of autistic woman plan next step after Indian police say they cannot send her home.
Autistic woman in India 'brainwashed': Distraught dad
"The whole situation is just a nightmare," her distraught dad says.
Family fears for autistic NZ woman 'lost' in India
Family desperate to find the 24-year-old: "We just need to get her home".
Govt begins winding down irrigation funding
Big private irrigation schemes should be economically viable on their own, Robertson says.
Passenger injured in double-fatal improves
American driver, 22, due in Kaikohe court tomorrow over fatal accident.
Kaikōura paua poachers' pricey haul
Two men flouted shellfish-gathering ban imposed after Kaikōura earthquake.
Larger signs erected to deter sex workers
Signs alerting the public to CCTV cameras will be made larger for drivers to see.
Light plane crashes in Canterbury
Passengers aboard a light plane crash in West Melton have walked away unscathed.
Charter schools that may never open were paid $3.4m
Two charter schools were paid $1.5m between them on the day Jacinda Ardern was sworn in.
Easter Sunday: April starts with a warm, fine day
A fine day with relatively warm temperatures is forecast around the country today
The best (and worst) of April fool's jokes
Want your April Fool's Day fix? Here's some of the best since way back.
Kids born after Chch quake inherit trauma from parents
Schools are having to deal with more difficult behaviour post-Christchurch quake.
Say goodbye to Easter sunshine
The sunshine isn't set to stay for the long weekend - a cold front is approaching.
Pupil who died on way to school named
The name of the 17-year-old who died on his way to school has been released by police.
Body found on Ashley River banks that of Emma Beattie
Beattie went missing more than four months ago from her Fernside home.
Imported moss endangered NZ lakes
The green algae, used in fish tanks and terrariums, is a threat to our waterways.
Searchers find body on riverbank, 4 months after 20yo went missing
The body was found during a search and rescue training exercise.
Rescue helicopters called after Mt Cook crash
People were flown to Timaru Hospital after the crash.
Grandfather dies nine days after crash
William Gordon Howey, 93, of Temuka in South Canterbury died on Saturday.
Millionaire NZ tycoon and air-crash survivor you won't have heard of
Former Soviet agent-turned-preacher a recipient of Aucklander's giving.
Sounds mystery: The puzzling disappearance of Kerry Blair
Coroner and police reject family's allegations of foul play over missing boat captain.
Couple accused of stealing $1.3m from widow
Couple accused of stealing $1.3m from widow
One dead in Canterbury truck and motorcycle crash
Emergency services were called to the crash about 3.30am.
Four dead in 36 hours: Road toll continues to rise
Friends and family mourn teens, as two more die in North Island bringing toad toll to 91.
Nurses at clinic seriously assaulted
A nurse was beaten senseless, another's finger was bitten to the bone.
Vicar horse-whipped over alleged indecency
Father whipped preacher for alleged indecency on his daughter aged 12.
Anglican Bishop Victoria Matthews resigns
Matthews described her time as bishop as "an extraordinary privilege".
Government to repeal 'year and a day' law
Government to repeal the law that prevented prosecutions over the CTV building's collapse.
Guilty verdict in EQC acid attack case
Quake claimant guilty of spraying acid over EQC cars