Awarded a Queen's Service Medal in 2014 for his services to folk music, Garland recorded 18 albums, and won the New Zealand Music Awards folk album of the year three times.

The driver is in a moderate condition, a police spokeswoman said.

A sex predator who broke into the Christchurch home of a teenage girl and raped her twice has today been jailed.

Autumn's cooler temperatures starting to settle in - but sunshine continues.

Fire damage to the mountain bike park above Christchurch is "a lot worse" than originally thought.

The consent allows its new owner to extract 4.3 million litres of water a day until 2032.

Our alpine parrot may be much smarter than we think, scientists say.

The murdered girl's mother is doubtful the case will be solved after all these years.

Scientists describe November jolt as an "incredibly complex earthquake" in which some land was offset by as much as 12 metres.

The crash happened just after 5pm near Lake Pearson in Canterbury.

A flight between Wellington and Dunedin was diverted to Christchurch after being struck by lightning.

Police found shell casings from a firearm at the scene, but no evidence of anyone being shot.

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake has caused moderate shaking in the Nelson region this evening. According to Geonet, the quake was centred

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Tavern Harewood has been robbed for a second time this year.

Police want to speak to two women and a man in a cowboy hat after sexual assault.

A teacher has left Auckland after "four or five years" trying to save for a house deposit.

Police said man had a blood test and passed out while leaving in his mother's car.

More sex charges laid against Christchurch businessman.

New Zealand universities have again scored high rankings in the annual QS World University Subject Rankings.

Stranded residents of a small village north of Kaikoura have finally got road access.

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The death of a 3-year-old girl, accidentally hit by a golf club swung by her older brother, has been ruled by a coroner as a "tragic, unpreventable accident".

Authorities this afternoon lifted access restrictions on roads around the Port Hills area. Dyers Pass Rd is now open all day and

Six homes are less than 200m away from Winstone Aggregate's Yaldhurst quarry on Old West Coast Rd.

​A body has been recovered during a search in North Canterbury.

Judge blocks Cheyenne Biddle's bid to dig up dead partner and cremate him.

A woman has been injured after being hit by a truck on a Mid Canterbury farm today.

Partner of November earthquake victim releases video of log cabin damage.

The man killed on State Highway 77 yesterday has been named.