Fire and Emergency New Zealand was alerted around 2:30 this afternoon and now says it's grown to about 40 hectares in size. Assistant Commander Dave Key says multiple crews and nine helicopters have ...

China and the Cook Islands on Friday signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement, but the lack of transparency ...

Residents have been evacuated from their homes in rural North Canterbury as fire crews battle an uncontained bushfire.

A South Canterbury farming family says government cuts to school bus services has created another barrier to getting rural ...

The Canterbury Mayoral Forum (CMF) welcomed Hon James Meager, Minister for the South Island, to their quarterly meeting in ...

NJIT visits the Bryant Bulldogs after Tim Moore Jr. scored 22 points in the Highlanders' 80-69 loss to the New Hampshire Wildcats. Thursday's meeting will be the second of the ...

Another talented racer Super Stock driver making his mark in the Super Saloons is Rotorua’s Damian Orr, who recently gave his ...

From glamping to bungee jumping, the country’s high-adrenaline attractions are increasingly open to all ...

Widely regarded as one of the world’s great train journeys, the TranzAlpine Express offers an unforgettable adventure across ...

Proposals to build high-end homes on Cane Island near Beaufort are in the initial stages but a decades-old development ...

Ngāi Tahu tells the High Court the Crown has been a poor Treaty partner, and it should be forced to co-manage freshwater ...

Once devastated by earthquakes, New Zealand’s second-largest city is bursting with new restaurants, gleaming architecture and ...