Kaleidoscopes of monarch butterflies are brightening Auckland's winter skies.

Government and council to put $35 million towards restoring the ChristChurch Cathedral.

Motorcyclist dies after crashing into a pole in St Albans, Christchurch.

Harding will return for shows in Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland.

An Air New Zealand plane was diverted off course when a passenger became unwell.

Government wants the education system to equip young Kiwis to "live and work globally".

A Christchurch cyclist has died in a riding accident on the French island of Corsica.

Businessman John Condon facing sex charges has two more alleged victims come forward.

Most of the country should see rain this weekend, but the temperatures should be mild.

Man woke up find three of his sheep slaughtered for meat and lambs inside them discarded.

The bylaws have been in force for years, but it seems few may have heard of them

Greg Fleming stays at an award-winning boutique hotel in Canterbury.

Rapist and murderer Liam Reid reportedly got married in prison on his daughter's birthday.

After long-running campaign to save Maddie Collins life, she is set to arrive in US today.

"Bewilderment" over decision to allow rapist and murderer to marry in prison today.

Man allegedly filmed by Christchurch homeowner denies being caught in act of burglary

Showers will keep most of the country wet today, with snow expected in Canterbury.

A 13-year-old girl is in a stable condition in at Waikato Hospital.

Marriage scam fraudster ordered to give $10k to Wellington man for 'emotional distress'.

Teenager named as third person charged over Sumner murder.

Steady rainfall is forecast as a low makes its way slowly down the North Island.

The bylaw is aimed at preventing youths from loitering near a bus lounge.

Lianne Dalziel tells synod: "There is only one decision that takes us forward as a city."

A school girl managed to get away from a man following her by getting on a crowded bus.

A Christchurch woman is shocked after a gun was mistakenly couriered to her house.

Readers respond to the article about residents fed up with "bong smoking dubsters".

US Homeland Security contacted New Zealand police to inform them of a Christchurch link.

Government's shake-up of post-quake Canterbury schools mishandled, Chief Ombudsman finds

The cherished family man was trapped under a beam and killed.

Flights resume after fog causes major disruption at Christchurch Airport this morning.