Glenorchy to join global climate change initiative
The programme offers tools, training and international networks for communities. It's the first time NZ locations have been accepted.
Fire guts heart of South Taranaki town
Fire guts heart of South Taranaki town
Fire and Emergency say crews were forced to rely on tanker water to put out a devastating and dramatic blaze at a country pub and hotel in South Taranaki.
Person 'critical' after North Dunedin crash
Person 'critical' after North Dunedin crash
Updated 4.23 pm
One person has been critically injured after a two-car collision in North Dunedin.
Kettle blowing off steam sparks fire callout
Kettle blowing off steam sparks fire callout
A feisty kettle was the probable culprit in a fire callout to a Dunedin petrol station.
Unconscious person airlifted after being found in sea
Unconscious person airlifted after being found in sea
An unconscious person has been pulled out of the sea in Lower Hutt.
Deputy sheriff's son shoots two dead at US university
Deputy sheriff's son shoots two dead at US university
A deputy sheriff's son killed two people and wounded four others at Florida State University before he was shot by officers and hospitalised, authorities said.
Plea for Ross Creek sightings of missing Dunedin woman
Plea for Ross Creek sightings of missing Dunedin woman
Police say a missing 75-year-old Dunedin woman may have been in the Ross Creek area yesterday afternoon.
Hamas ready to release remaining hostages to end Gaza war
Hamas ready to release remaining hostages to end Gaza war
Hamas' Gaza chief says the group is ready to negotiate a deal to swap all hostages for an agreed number of Palestinians jailed by Israel as part of a broader deal to end the war.
Townships cut off, thousands still without power
Townships cut off, thousands still without power
Updated 3.31 pm
Several townships on both sides of the Coromandel Peninsula - all popular holiday destinations for Easter Weekend - have been cut off by road as ex-cyclone Tam moves down the North Island.
Convicted killer Mark Lundy out next month
Convicted killer Mark Lundy out next month
Convicted double-murderer Mark Lundy will be released from prison next month.
What was NZ warship doing before it sunk?
What was NZ warship doing before it sunk?
There are calls for greater transparency about what a NZ warship was doing before it sank in Samoa - including whether it was performing specific security for British royalty.
Cracked chimney: Woolworths told to take action
Cracked chimney: Woolworths told to take action
Woolworths has been required to take action to address the risk a cracked chimney at the old Dunedin Gasworks could collapse on to its supermarket.
Driver claims speeding improves the view
Driver claims speeding improves the view
A man enjoying the scenery while driving at 150kmh north of Dunedin told police driving fast made the experience better.
Auckland mum and daughter shaken as tree crushes car
Auckland mum and daughter shaken as tree crushes car
An Auckland mother is relieved but shaken after a tree fell on a car mere minutes after her 10-year-old daughter left the vehicle.
Strongest evidence yet of life on an alien planet
Strongest evidence yet of life on an alien planet
Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest signs yet of possible life beyond our solar system.
Sydney teen 'hired hitmen' for Nordic gangsters
Sydney teen 'hired hitmen' for Nordic gangsters
A tip-off from Danish police has led to a 15-year-old boy in Australia being charged with attempting to recruit killers for contract hits in Scandinavia.
Sighting of king penguin on peninsula extremely rare
Sighting of king penguin on peninsula extremely rare
Seeing the king stroll along a Dunedin beach would be extraordinarily uncommon, but seeing a king penguin on any New Zealand beach is right royally rare.
Tourist bit officers at traffic stop
Tourist bit officers at traffic stop
A Frenchman in New Zealand on a working holiday who violently fought three police officers is now trying to avoid a conviction.
Sonny Chin groping victim felt 'very attacked'
Sonny Chin groping victim felt 'very attacked'
A disgraced Dunedin healer, currently on parole for sex offences against seven women, has admitted another workplace groping.
Fierce storm batters parts of North Island
Fierce storm batters parts of North Island
Some parts of storm-hit Northland may be cut off for days as the intense weather system moves down NZ, impacting other regions in time for the Easter holiday.