Two teen girls injured after fall from Ferris wheel in Greymouth
Two teenage girls are recovering from injuries suffered in a fall from a Ferris wheel at an agricultural…
El Niño extreme flooding could reach all-time high this Christmas
With homes nearly toppling into the ocean and back-to-back floods and hurricanes amplifying our sense of dread, keeping…
1080 poison drop planned for West Coast national park
The Department of Conservation plans to drop 1080 poison over a big chunk of the Kahurangi National Park,…
Police name two found dead near Reefton as probe continues
Police have named the two people found dead at separate properties near Reefton on the West Coast as…
Homicide investigation launched after two found dead near Reefton
Police have launched a homicide investigation after two people were found dead at separate properties near Reefton on…
The region where petrol prices are rising faster than anywhere else
Petrol prices have risen in every corner of New Zealand this month, but no region has felt the…
Late-season frosts to send much of North Island below zero overnight
Much of the North Island will drop below freezing overnight with Taupō forecast to hit -4C as a…
‘In the public interest’: Gloriavale trust loses charitable status
Gloriavale’s trust has lost its charitable status, with the former leader of the isolated West Coast community barred…
Cold snap brings snow to South Island roads, gales and frost ahead
A cold change moving through the South Island is bringing snow to several key routes on Tuesday, with…
Sonar sparks search for plane missing 48 years with seven aboard
A sonar target picked up during a private survey of a West Coast lake has prompted police to…
Renewable energy company wants to build 280-turbine wind farm on Tasmania’s west coast
On the numbers, the Whaleback Ridge wind farm proposal is enormous. With a planned capital spend of almost…
Goat recipes on show at West Coast ‘Bush to Belly’ event
The West Coast branch of the New Zealand Deerstalkers’ Association hopes to change perceptions around wild goat with…