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Manchester City have had some extraordinary runs during their last four seasons of Premier League domination, but the one that continued with a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa has been scarcely believable.

The number of official deaths from a damaging quake in Vanuatu now stands at 12, as strong aftershocks continue and commercial flights resume.

Winston the dog had been for a full check-up the day before the family left and their vet noted he was in good health.

For the first time in almost a decade, Oamaru's Ardgowan School has a "community space".

One person has died following a workplace incident in Canterbury, police have confirmed.

The coalition government has quietly cancelled plans to improve recycling and roll out a kerbside food scraps composting scheme.

Workers at Nelson Hospital say conditions are unbearable, with temperatures sometimes over 30°C inside, mould on the window sills and bits of the ceiling falling onto desks.

The Sport Integrity Commission has launched an investigation into Yachting NZ following a raft of cultural, athlete welfare and conduct complaints.

Police say they will work hard to keep people safe over Christmas - but road users need to play their part too.

Alliance says it will be an "emotional time" for the 55 remaining meat workers at its Smithfield plant in Timaru today, as it prepares to shut its doors after 138 years.

The man dubbed the "Cosy Dell Creeper", whose underwear thefts terrorised female university students, can never be named. 

The government has confirmed its plan for breaking up the national institute of technology and re-establishing independent polytechnics.

All of Canterbury will be under a total fire ban from noon on Monday, December 23.

The man found guilty of sexually abusing two teens is taking his case to the Court of Appeal next year.

Police are appealing for information about a missing Canterbury man who was last seen in Oxford.

Cruising at a height of 300m over the Cook Strait, a GPS-tracked Australasian harrier/kāhu almost flew the length of NZ in under two weeks.

Retired Canterbury farmer Ken Cookson has led an adventurous life that has now spanned 100 years.