Police are still searching for the person responsible for writing the note that mentioned a bomb onboard a Qantas flight that landed in Queenstown.

Gloriavale, the closed Christian community on the South Island's West Coast holds a strange fascination for many of us.

A light earthquake rattled Canterbury shortly after midnight on Sunday morning.

West Coast club rugby was mired in claims of racial abuse in the lead-up to today's grand final - but today's big match was played out without incident.

The Christchurch International Airport released an alert just before 9pm tonight, warning passengers to check with their airline for updates.

The charge comes more than two years after the baby died in a house on the outskirts of Invercargill in January 2014.

Her cyclist brother was killed a decade ago by a truck driver today found guilty of doing the same thing, but her family never received an apology.

Two men are facing drug and firearms charges after a special police taskforce targeting gangs in Christchurch raided two houses and uncovered a "sophisticated" cannabis operation.

Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull is vowing to defend a $500,000 defamation claim, after being served with legal papers while walking down the street yesterday.

Pokemon fans heading past Kawarau bridge in Queenstown were in for a special treat this afternoon as the popular character, Pikachu, went for a bungy jump.

A West Coast woman is in custody after being found guilty of 11 charges involving sexual offences against her stepson.

Expect the unexpected when it comes to tourist comments handled by Buller visitors' centre staff and tourism operators.

Lyttelton residents are worried the delay on the Timeball Station rebuild may cause the project to be abandoned altogether.

City council is defending it's decision to renegotiate spending on anchor projects, in spite of being warned it's "repeating the mistakes of the past".

Grim projections show the large cost of an extreme flood event and future sea level increases on buildings and homes.

Members of the working party tasked with looking into different options for the Cathedral are being paid $800 a day.

Former Canterbury Earthquake Recovery chief executive Roger Sutton has a new role as an Anglican church trustee.

When Rosalie Sterritt QSM joined the police in 1948, woman officers were expected to deal only with female offenders.

Members of a top Christchurch football club have been blasted for their actions on a flight.

In this edition of great New Zealand travels, let me gloss over Wellington and instead highlight two great provincial pubs.

Do we need to be worried about pieces of junk falling out of space and into our atmosphere?

What was thought to be a spectacular meteor seen over parts of the country last night is most likely debris from cargo sent up to the International Space Station.

Who We Are: David Fisher and videographer Mark Mitchell visit Hokitika in their search for what it means to be Kiwi in 2016.

A hunter who got lost and spent two nights in freezing conditions in the Blue Mountains has vowed to return to the area for some unfinished business.

Fate will see two rugby adversaries already at loggerheads with each other over alleged on-field racism, square off this weekend.

Pokemon players could provide the police with vital information after a robbery in central Greymouth.

The hunter missing in Blue Mountains of South Otago has been found.

There's little information following a sudden death at a property in Hoon Hay in Christchurch.

Debris from a rock fall at the Devil's Staircase, near Queenstown, has blocked off part of the road.

At least four research applications related to suicide and the Christchurch earthquakes were declined funding over the past five years.