Newspaper publishes names of drink drivers on their front page in new campaign.

A life-and-death battle between fur seal and octopus caught by Kaikoura kayaking guide.

Colder temperatures may mean myrtle rust might not survive long if it reaches Wellington.

An activated GPS tracker spelled arrest for a troubled West Coast truck thief.

National Party board member who asked woman to withdraw Todd Barclay complaint named.

Hunker down - days of rain, gales and snow are on the way.

Work on historic Timeball tower - damaged in 2011 earthquake - to begin in July.

The owner of the award-winning building called the case "vexatious".

The start of Treble Cone's ski season is to be postponed because of a lack of snow.

Police are hunting for an assailant who stabbed an elderly Southland man on Saturday night

MPI has admitted it's unsure how long it will take to remove infected oysters.

"Huge" decontamination operation begins today.

Canterbury already has the second-fastest growing Maori population in the country.

Video shows wooden pallets and a pair of spectacles were not burned after the explosion.

An Alpine Fault earthquake could cut the West Coast from the main grid for many weeks.

Northern areas could be hammered by heavy rain next week, while the south could get snow.

Police have cordoned off a part of central Dunedin and evacuated businesses.

A young girl fought off a man who tried to abduct her in a hotel carpark in Christchurch.

A Queenstown hotel is shortlisted for one of the world's top interior design awards.

The tempest is over and now the country enjoys a spell of fine weather.

Man admits charges after ordering his dog to savagely attack publican in West Coast bar

COMMENT: The Cathedral has been left to rot for the past six years, six years too long.

An explosion that killed a person was so violent if shook nearby houses.

Roads are closed and Cook Strait crossings suspended as wild weather wallops country.

Police say father and husband Kurt Sturgess is believed to have been in the vehicle.

Police are offering rewards for anyone who has information on black-market tobacco.

A former prison counsellor who posted about ex-girlfriend's abusive mother gets convicted.

Tomorrow's Interislander sailings have been canned as snow falls in the South.

Feisty Christchurch woman confronted a burglar moments after he broke into her house.

Since 2015, the Riccarton bus lounge had been a hot-spot for trouble-causing youths.