It is a sad day when a great writer repeats the prejudices of the past. The latest offering from Paul Holmes regarding Waitangi Day

Tourists heading for the snow this winter will be able to get extra flexibility from a scheme run by South Island skifields.

The big picture of Christchurch, the broken city, is all too familiar. But what of the details of everyday life as its people journey down the long, rough road to recovery?

Linda Rosemary Parker, a community carer, was last seen leaving a disabled client's home for a doctor's appointment in the CTV building shortly before it collapsed in the earthquake.

Elizabeth Sinclair, 76, was named by police as a victim of the Christchurch earthquake on February 3, 2012.

Reta Stewart, 88, was named by police as a victim of the Christchurch earthquake on February 3, 2012.

Buddy Mikaere imagines a Waitangi Day that will mean something special to all New Zealanders.

The PM has dismissed accusations of cronyism in the Govt's choice of appointments to boards and working groups.

Pamela Christina Barkle, 72, was named by police as a victim of the Christchurch earthquake on February 3, 2012.

Shareholders of Dairy Holdings Ltd, which owns 58 dairy farms in the South Island, have bought shares owned by the collapsed South Canterbury Finance.

They've no idea what to make of the strange people who have appeared on the far riverbank....

A woman seriously injured when a power line fell from a pole on a Hurunui farm, killing her husband, is in a stable condition.