Low-emissions caskets and urns made from New Zealand wool are an environmentally friendly option for eternal rest, according to a Canterbury business. Exquisite Wool Traders, the retail arm of ...

A motorcyclist who told police he "wanted to have some fun on the empty roads" was allegedly more than three times the legal breath alcohol ...

A public health expert is urging anyone travelling to places with a dengue fever outbreak to be vigilant, but stresses the chances of ...

One person has been transported to hospital after a cattle truck crash south of Timaru. A police spokesman said the cattle truck crashed in ...

Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone, a member of all-female hip-hop trio The Sequence and known for the hit song Wish I Didn’t Miss ...

Police believe a person critically injured after being struck by a vehicle in Dannevirke this morning was deliberately hit. Emergency services ...

Sunderland staged a remarkable comeback to beat Sheffield United 2-1 and return to the English Premier League.

The Cook Islands government has declared a dengue fever outbreak in Rarotonga. In a statement on Friday (Thursday in the Cook Islands), the ...

A proposed central Dunedin youth hub has been given the tick of approval by the Chief Children’s Commissioner, who says it would be a "game-changer" for the city’s young people. No-one deserves to ...

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Christchurch modular housing company Shape Construction has gone under owing more than $1 million to creditors and leaving homes unfinished. The company went into liquidation on May 2 with Brenton ...

Residents and officials alike voiced their frustration with the "untenable" financial pressures expected to arise from the government’s Local Water Done Well programme, at a public meeting in ...