Climbers killed in fall weren't exceeding their abilities - coroner
Conor Smith and Sarwan Chand died while attempting a route on the south of Marian Peak.
Conor Smith and Sarwan Chand died while attempting a route on the south of Marian Peak.
Hotel room bookings filling up as flights from Australia are confirmed by airlines.
The Thomas Edmonds Band Rotunda is open and back to its former glory
'I think every plane will be full from Australia to Queenstown.'
Both people were taken to Timaru Hospital.
A start date for the bubble is expected to be announced this afternoon.
Opponents to large Mid-Canterbury irrigation scheme say nitrate pollution is a concern.
An officer was caught on camera shoving a man to the ground.
A video shows hundreds of people flooding into Queenstown mall at midnight.
Hedge fire spread to shed in Southland; crews now fighting vegetation fire in Fairlie too.
Parts of the country are having a hot, but blustery, afternoon.
A second child remains in a serious condition after the boat flipped with five on board.
People could be seen climbing trees and damaging lampposts.
Kaikōura tour operators worried as winter looms.
Crown argued preventive detention should be imposed; rapist sentenced to 15 years' jail.
Industry leaders have one recommendation about sugar dating: Don't do it.
"She was hit so many times she couldn't tell police even an approximate number of blows."
Mum of eating disorder patient says there is not enough help, petitions Govt.
King reckons politics could do with some of the passion and camaraderie of shearing.
Annika Natalie Ludlow, 19, appeared in the Oamaru District Court today.
An ex-student told the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care about bullying at the school.
The Funeral Directors Association looks at claims of 'dodgy' directors, calls for evidence
The NZ Hostel Association says prices are down about 50 per cent.
Adventure park chairlift helped spread fire, judge found.
When declined bail, the man erupted, making a derogatory comment about the judge.
The incident occurred in the early hours of March 21 outside the Cruz bar on Victoria St.
It follows the announcement New Zealand has joined the Media Freedom Coalition.
A student has been suspended from a Methven school after an 'incredibly serious' incident.