The region should meet the milestone by the end of the week if the roll-out remains on track.

“No thanks was ever given, we were only ever told we could always do better,” says a Farmers Trading Company worker.

A crash on Dyers Pass Rd temporarily closed the road connecting Cashmere and Governors Bay but has since reopened.

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has launched an investigation into the death of three people following a boating incident on Saturday afternoon.

A Mid-Canterbury man has been urged to get counselling to develop “a greater maturity” after admitting he indecently assaulted his former partner.

York Valley Landfill had 20 fires in 12 months, prompting the council to stop the disposal of batteries to landfill. Batteries can instead be recycled at several collection points.

Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man with critical injuries arrived at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital on Saturday night.

The man allegedly flew from Auckland to Christchurch without the permission of his probation officer, but hasn't been charged with breaching Covid rules.

Lockdown restrictions have left property groups calling for a three-month extension to the 90-day healthy homes standards compliance timeframe.

The Whānau Ora boss is asking for detailed vaccination data to help improve lagging rates.

Roger Allison's life has collapsed, and he's deep in debt. But ACC says that due to a technicality, he doesn't qualify for compensation.

A kayaker is in hospital after their boat capsized in rough conditions and they had to be rescued by a helicopter.

Police received multiple complaints after a video showing revellers breaching alert level 3 restrictions was posted online.

Supermarkets in New Lynn, Te Atatu, Blockhouse Bay and Henderson are among the latest locations of interest.

The conditions were a good metaphor for mental health, former city mayor Andrew Judd said.

From caped vaccinators to a mock protest, Southlandlers went all out to encourage whānau to grab their Covid-19 jabs on Saturday.

A person has been left critically injured after an altercation between a group of people at a New Lynn property, in West Auckland.

Local lobby group Guardians of the Bays is objecting to an "aggressive and unsustainable expansion plan", and is prepared to make its case in court.

A new report shows the council approved 4806 building consents, resealed 78km of roads, and installed or replaced 34km of drinking water pipes.

Police arrested a 32-year-old Upper Hutt man, who is suspected of stabbing and seriously injuring the 55-year-old on Lombard St, Saturday morning