Police were alerted to the death in Christchurch just before 7am on Saturday.

The property overlooking Browns Bay Beach was issued a dangerous building notice last year, but a structure still dangles over a cliff.

Jane* remembers screaming and banging on the walls when she was put in seclusion at 15. But her brain has blurred out much of the traumatic memory.

A “heartbroken” family is desperately trying to raise enough funds to bring their ill son home.

Avinash Chand was driving a group to the Gold Guitar Awards festival when he went through a controlled intersection and was hit side-on by a truck.

It is the second such caper since the advent of managed isolation.

Holidaymakers are being urged to take care on the roads this long weekend, with heavy rain and gales forecast for some parts of the country.

The vendor bought the home in 2016, unaware it had serious weathertightness problems.

Eric Davy passed away unexpectedly on Friday. Those who worked with him said he was a dedicated, "down-to-earth guy" whose legacy will benefit Nelson for years to come.

New Zealand's winter ski season is expected to reverse the trend as Aussies flock to the slopes.

A mum and three kids crawled to safety as their house went up in flames. They're lucky to be alive.

A gang-linked debt collector's allegations, repeated by Winston Peters and TV3, have led to a $350,000 defamation payout.

The vehicle they were in crashed into a tree about 11.30am on Saturday.

The player won both the Powerball and Lotto First Division on Saturday night.

Whangara Road along State Highway 35, 12 km south of Tolaga Bay, is closed following a single vehicle crash.

Tom Cruise has been forced to self-isolate after 14 members of the “Mission: Impossible” cast and crew tested positive for Covid-19.

An East Cape pharmaceutical company has admitted planting mānuka over at least a hectare of 'regionally-significant wetland' without consent.

Environmental and reproductive epidemiologist Shanna Swan predicts most couples might need assisted reproduction by 2045.

Merv Norrish has been remembered as a man who helped set our foreign policy agenda.

Crowds of protesters have gathered in Auckland's CBD to voice their frustrations at what they call a “broken immigration system”.