Attracting business conferences among uses of visitor levy
The government is putting $3 million from the international visitor levy into attracting more business conferences to the country.
Spike in legionnaires' disease linked to dirty spa pools
Spike in legionnaires' disease linked to dirty spa pools
There has been a spike in a potentially deadly disease linked to dirty spa pools in New Zealand.
Mother trapped after crash for 36 hours 'fighting for her life'
Mother trapped after crash for 36 hours 'fighting for her life'
A mother of two is in a coma and fighting for her life after reportedly spending 36 hours trapped in a car after a crash.
Syria scrambles to contain worst violence in years
Syria scrambles to contain worst violence in years
Syria's leader has vowed to hunt down the perpetrators of violent clashes pitting loyalists of deposed President Bashar al-Assad against the country's new Islamist rulers.
Embattled ex-minister off to Everest
Embattled ex-minister off to Everest
Embattled former minister Andrew Bayly has taken two weeks' leave from Parliament to trek to Mt Everest's base camp in Nepal.
'He was being disrespectful. . . disrespect makes me feel like s...'
'He was being disrespectful. . . disrespect makes me feel like s...'
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A teenage murder accused says he was in "fight mode, ultra-focused" when he fatally stabbed a Dunedin schoolboy.
Hipkins preferred PM in latest poll
Hipkins preferred PM in latest poll
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has overtaken Christopher Luxon as preferred prime minister, and the centre-left bloc would be able to form a government based on results in the latest poll.
Man in custody after Taieri Rd incident
Man in custody after Taieri Rd incident
One man is in custody this afternoon after armed police were called to an incident in Dunedin's Halfway Bush.
Carney to become new Canada PM
Carney to become new Canada PM
Former central banker Mark Carney won the race to become leader of Canada's ruling Liberal Party and will succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister, official results showed today.
Clashes continue in eastern Congo
Clashes continue in eastern Congo
Fighting between M23 rebels and pro-Congo militias was underway in Nyabiondo, about 100km north of Goma in eastern Congo, residents said.
Sixteen-year-old allegedly double adult alcohol limit
Sixteen-year-old allegedly double adult alcohol limit
A speeding 16-year-old who led Dunedin police on a chase was allegedly over double the legal alcohol limit for adults when he was caught.
Child sex offender's explicit messages to undercover cop
Child sex offender's explicit messages to undercover cop
Registered sex offender Hamish Campbell-Stenning had no idea the 14-year-old girl he was chatting to online was actually an undercover police officer.
Russia captures three settlements in Kursk
Russia captures three settlements in Kursk
Russian forces have recaptured three more settlements in Russia's western Kursk region, the Defence Ministry said.
Tenants awarded compensation after 'unlawful' eviction
Tenants awarded compensation after 'unlawful' eviction
Two tenants have been awarded compensation after being unlawfully evicted from their properties when they complained about conditions.
Cyclone leaves Kiwi stuck on cruise ship
Cyclone leaves Kiwi stuck on cruise ship
A New Zealander stuck on a cruise ship in the middle of the ocean due to Cyclone Alfred says he has no idea how he will return home.
Victim of botched surgery wants new lung
Victim of botched surgery wants new lung
A cancer patient who lost a lung in a botched surgery believes he should get a life-changing transplant.
Man sentenced after fatally shooting dog
Man sentenced after fatally shooting dog
When Glenn Forsyth saw a dog on his rural driveway eating bread he had put out for the birds he grabbed his gun and fired off a round.
'Carnage' predicted as more electronic travel checks to come
'Carnage' predicted as more electronic travel checks to come
Getting online travel documents together and sharing private information with more foreign governments is frustrating and worrying, according to an aviation commentator.
Devastating flooding in aftermath of cyclone
Devastating flooding in aftermath of cyclone
When a tropical cyclone first hit, Malcolm Drysdale compared it to being "flogged quietly by wet lettuce".
Outrage at school's $10k fee
Outrage at school's $10k fee
A Waikato man is outraged by a $10,000 fee charged by one of the country's most expensive integrated state schools.