A seven-foot tall New Zealand citizen convicted of a violent armed robbery will be deported from Australia this week after his extraordinary size was ruled "a threat to the national interest''.
New Zealand police are set to carry a double-shot Taser stun gun that fires two high-powered charges without officers having to reload.
Overnight rain delayed the start of play and bad light finished it early on day one of the third and final cricket test between South Africa and New Zealand at the Basin Reserve today.
The Government today told 250 quake-hit families living on the banks of Christchurch's Avon River that their orange-zoned houses will be demolished.
The man accused of murdering Christchurch schoolboy Hayden Miles has been committed for trial.
Police are pushing for an Earthquake Commission contractor, allegedly caught up in a massive drugs bust, to stand trial with his four co-accused in Auckland.
The 27-year-old Somalian man who was shot by police yesterday after a double stabbing and hostage drama in Christchurch lies in an induced coma and has not yet been charged.
A man who stabbed a Christchurch couple in a frenzied attack has lost an appeal to have his jail time slashed.
The 27-year-old Somali man shot by police after a double stabbing and hostage drama in Christchurch last week is still lying unconscious in hospital under police guard.
A blackmarket crayfish ring has been snared after a four-month surveillance sting.
Christchurch City Council is considering legal action to remove Occupy Christchurch protesters from South Hagley Park.
A southwesterly change ripped through Foveaux Strait on Wednesday evening, kicking up six-metre giant waves, the MetService revealed today.
Three men arrested over an attack on Kiwi league player Sia Soliola have been released on bail.
Two Sri Lankans charged with murdering Oxford dairy farmer and fellow countryman Sameera Chandrasena have been remanded in custody for a further three months.
New Zealand rugby league star Sia Soliola has been left with serious facial injuries after an alleged bar attack in England.
A pilot has been charged with flying a Boeing 737 passenger jet out of Queenstown airport after the dusk deadline for departures.
Broadcaster Gary McCormick has today called for the Broadcasting Standards Authority to be scrapped after having a complaint about a "vulgar'' TV advertisement featuring women with extremely large breasts rejected.
Quake-crippled Christ Church Cathedral will be demolished, church officials have announced.
A 27-year-old Christchurch mother has admitted killing her newborn baby and hiding its corpse in her wardrobe for 45 days.
A second man has appeared in court charged with murdering Oxford farmer Sameera Chandrasena.
