Tristan Locke has been found guilty of stabbing to death his neighbour Mark Cowling after he repeatedly complained about a noise dispute.

Damage to the Ashburton bridge has divided the town and cut access to the lower east coast of the South Island.

A Southland man has been found not guilty of murder on the grounds of insanity.

A flock of 180 geese eating its way through a Huntly sports field was due to be killed by poison, but that won't work, the council says.

Healthcare New Zealand did not find out the man had died until three months later when they enquired about his care needs, a court heard.

As water flooded into their Toyota Hilux through a window, John Moodie and his mate urged each other to stay calm.

The minister says the plan underestimates the time and costs involved in recovering the mine's main ventilation fan, which would add up to $25m to the project's budget.

Former politician Colin Craig is taking his decade-long legal fight against the press secretary he sexually harassed, to the Supreme Court.

Parts of Mid-Canterbury remain completely cut off, but the job of managing huge rural stations continues.

It was a daunting experience for a whānau who crossed the Ashburton Bridge while the river continued to rise close to the bridge struts.

Sam Miller felt a noticeable slump when he drove over the bridge just before it was closed, cutting the Mid-Canterbury town off from the south.

National MPs say they have no knowledge of the "verbal altercation" that led to Nick Smith's resignation.

The Ashburton Bridge was being tested on Tuesday evening, but the road is unlikely to open until at least midnight.

Isolated since the floods began, the little community of Mt Somers finally gets relief after two days of torrential rain.

A sliver of land near the banks of the Hutt River is the “last piece of the puzzle” needed in the Hutt City Council’s urban development plans as part of the multi-agency project.

It started as a debate over transport, but Dunedin's non-driving mayor Aaron Hawkins became emotional when addressing the Canterbury flooding.

Associate Housing Minister Poto Williams liked National MP Nicola Willis's Bill so much she thought the Government should adopt it.

The Southern District Health Board has confirmed two Invercargill aged care facilities, Rowena Jackson Retirement Village and Glenbrae Gardens, have gastroenteritis outbreaks.

Auckland Council development agency Panuku has agreed to return Pukekohe’s main drag back to a two-way street after a backlash from local businesses.

Emergency services were called to an assault in Linwood on Tuesday afternoon.