A regional landfill operator has been given the cold shoulder by the DCC and was not approached for information while ratepayers could be stung with a $92.4m "gamble" instead, its manager says.

Andrea Vance writes a newspaper column. It is critical of the pay equity reforms which I have fast-tracked through parliament to bring about lasting, meaningful change.

A person is dead following a quad bike crash in rural South Canterbury. Emergency services were called to Spur Hut Road in Waitohi, west of ...

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A young Mexican social media influencer, known for her videos about beauty and makeup, was brazenly shot to death during a ...

A southern emergency call handler has had an emotional meeting with the mum whose baby she helped deliver during a 111 call ...

Three patients have been transported to hospital in serious condition after a person was trapped in head-on crash in Dunedin ...

New Zealand Oil and Gas - which holds substantial oil and gas exploration permits offshore from Oamaru and Dunedin - is under a $30.5m takeover offer by its 70% shareholder.

New Zealand has the highest suicide rate for children, a survey of wealthy countries shows. Fire crews south of Ashburton have been battling a large rural fire burning through around 14,000 hay bales ...

India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire after US pressure and four days of fighting, but within hours explosions rang out in border cities, and India accused Pakistan of violating the pact. The ...