At a recent community breakfast, people were chatting as they queued, and it seemed like a good idea at the time to talk to the man next to us in the line. A soundtrack worthy of Shakespeare was ready ...

Newly-elected Otago University Students’ Association president Liam White says he too would have abstained on the vote to ...

A nationwide solar power company that was founded in Christchurch has been put into liquidation, leaving some customers worried about the contracts they have signed with the business. Corrections says ...

Santa and his entourage have been told they must wear seatbelts if they come to Christchurch, raising accusations of "woke ...

Christchurch residents are being warned to watch out for scammers pretending to be 'emergency locksmiths' who target people locked out of their homes.

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A sea lion’s penchant for surfing was on show at St Clair Beach when he hijacked a surf school’s practice board mid-lesson.

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has defended the newspaper's decision not to endorse a US presidential candidate after a report that more than 200,000 people had cancelled their digital subscriptions ...

Officers did not follow aspects of their fleeing driver policy before a fatal crash that killed an 18-year-old girl in Canterbury last year, the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found. Hurunui ...

The lower North and South Islands are the biggest hotspots for whooping cough as an epidemic sweeps NZ, official data shows.

Costs for four planned facilities at Green Island have more than doubled to $42m since an estimate four years ago, but the ...