NZTA spokesperson, Mark Pinner says crews were able to complete a significant chunk of rock removal via helicopter over the weekend. He confirms it aims to re-open the key route in coming days -- with ...

Canterbury University is vowing to ensure student care is up to scratch - after an outbreak of gastro illness in university halls, affecting more than 100 14 Nov: Confidence Canterbury University will ...

Tauranga's MP says the Marine Precinct sale is a bad deal for residents ...

Samu Kerevi was sent off for a high tackle as the Wallabies hang on to a lead against Wales in Cardiff after a rapid start saw the Wallabies lead 19-0 early in the first half. Wales settled since ...

The agency spent nearly 85-million dollars on contractors and consultants in the year to June, compared to the previous year. It says it uses contractors to maintain services - given shortage of ...

Around 2,500 people marched in Palmerston North. Police say no significant problems have been reported, and a pre-arranged traffic management plan allowed traffic to continue to flow. Earlier, NZTA ...

Te Pati Maori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke was suspended from Parliament after she lead the haka during the bill's first reading. That video has gone viral on social media. ACT Leader David Seymour ...

New Zealand's one-nil down in the three-match One Day series...but batter Henry Nicholls is confident the new-look team will receive a boost from their emerging talent. The match starts at 10 o'clock ...

77 year old Graham Russell Smith was last seen near the Doctor Track on the Rangituhi Colonial Knob walkway. Search and rescue teams have looked for him throughout the weekend, but say there have been ...

He'd been walking his dog near Ahimate Park when he disappeared into the river about 1.30 yesterday afternoon. The Police National Dive Squad is now on scene, assessing conditions and making ...

According to Airbnb's reveal, the mock gladiator battles include suiting up in "historically accurate armour", travelling through the bowels of the Colosseum by torch light, and enjoying a spread of ...

A gutsy eight-point win over the Taipans in Cairns has the Breakers leading the league heading into the FIBA international window. Mennenga says the team is working hard and responding to great ...