Those affected by the "entirely avoidable" toppling of a power pylon earlier this year have welcomed today's report into the debacle - but say it fails to address the issue of compensation.
Conservationists are welcoming proposed new rules for Tasman cats, but some want tougher restrictions which confine felines to their owner's properties.
Complaints made to the Independent Police Conduct Authority over police handling of two unrelated deaths in Waikato have been referred to the police for investigation.
The DCC has decided not to sell Aurora Energy, voting 13-2 to retain the company that distributes electricity to Dunedin, Central Otago, Wānaka and Queenstown.
The man accused of staking out Donald Trump’s Florida golf course with a rifle has been indicted on a charge of attempted assassination of a political candidate, federal prosecutors say.
Multiple branches of Australian police are undertaking a targeted search for the body of missing mother Samantha Murphy, who disappeared more than seven months ago.
An Israeli airstrike on Beirut has killed a senior Hezbollah commander, as cross-border rocket attacks by both sides increased fears of a full-fledged war in the Middle East.