‘We stood firm’: Selwyn Huts residents celebrate ‘right to live peacefully’
Residents of a small lakeside settlement in Canterbury are celebrating securing their future after a long-fought battle against…
Raids target suspected Russian sanction breaches across NZ and Australia
New Zealand and Australian authorities have executed search warrants across Auckland, Christchurch and Melbourne as part of a…
‘Perverse incentive’: MSD staff metrics include emergency housing grants
Ministry of Social Development (MSD) managers are being told they can face performance management if, among other measures,…
New cycling, pedestrian bridge lifted into place in Christchurch
A new cycling and pedestrian bridge has been successfully lifted into place over State Highway 76/Brougham Street in…
Human error behind chemical used on Christchurch daycare slide
WorkSafe will take no further action against a Christchurch childcare centre that used industrial sanitiser instead of detergent…
Waitaki residents outraged over ‘unaffordable’ rate hikes
Hundreds of Waitaki ratepayers have rallied against a 17% rates hike they say is unaffordable and will force…
Dead tahr crammed into Methven public bin
The carcass of a Himalayan tahr was found in a public rubbish bin in the centre of Methven…
More than 680,000 guns added to digital Firearms Registry
Authorities says they are gaining a better understanding of the quantities and types of firearms lawfully held in…
NZ’s biggest illegal lottery: Organiser sentenced for $11m operation
In a New Zealand first, a Canterbury man has been sentenced to six months’ community detention and 250…
Christchurch school closed after rodents chew fibre cable
A Christchurch high school has been forced to close for at least two days after rodents chewed a…
Motorcyclists take ACC protest to court steps
About 50 motorcyclists converged outside the Christchurch Law Courts as part of their fight against an ACC levy…
Rider of e-scooter killed in Christchurch crash
A man has died after a crash involving an e-scooter in Christchurch in the early hours on Sunday…