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.

Convicted killer sentenced for jail rampage

A man shot by police officers in Christchurch last month can today be named for the first time. Murray James Allan, 24, suffered

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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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.

A robber in a shark onesie has robbed a petrol station in Canterbury for lollies.

Three experienced divers went for a dive this morning but one did not surface.

A man has died after a crash in Mid Canterbury this morning.

One trapped after car crashes right behind fire station.

A 400sq m bush blaze is burning beside a rural road near Ashburton.

Hastings has congratulated its largest number of newly officiated New Zealand citizens just as Statistics New Zealand released population projections stating Hawke's Bay would grow steadily over the next 30 years. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A cold change sweeping up the South Island this afternoon has seen temperatures drop by double digits in 10 minutes.

Christchurch bashing victim smiles for family.

Police claim group threatened to cut power to elderly victims if payment wasn't made.

Office worker changes plea in theft case.

The mum searching for her son's stolen ashes has been going to pawn shops in a bid to find clues.

It'll be a beautiful day in most parts of the North Island today.

Thousands have reported feeling the two big quakes in Canterbury.

Witnesses said the Givealittle recipient came close to hitting several children playing on the footpath.

Helicopters will return at dawn to see the damage caused by yesterday's wildfire north of Christchurch.