Police have charged a person with mutiple counts, including endangering lives via arson.

Reducing meat and dairy production will have widespread effects on rural communities, economists warn, if the Government doesn't cushion the blow.

The man, who tried to kidnap a woman going for an early morning jog in Christchurch, approached a second woman just half an hour later.

Tirades against two council's staff resulted in restrictions on contact for Andrew Bydder, who now will be working with some of those he slagged off.

Police alleged the protesters refused to leave SH1 and obstructed the highway knowing it would endanger the safety of the public.

Vyron Smith sacrificed his promising rugby career and one of his kidneys to save his father, but now his own life is in danger.

For Richard Jamieson, being on the road is an unbeatable feeling. He wants other riders to feel the thrill without paying with their life.

The goal was $10,000 and the money would go towards a reward for information that led to the safe return of Thomas Phillips' children.

Immigration Minister Michael Wood is opening the door to more migrants, especially those who are highly educated - but has it been opened far enough?

The nine new cases - seven in Auckland and two in Wellington - were all deemed as community transmission, bringing the total to 20.

While the acceptable number of Hector's dolphins ending up as bycatch in Otago has dropped, it has increased in two parts of Canterbury.

The $25m must be raised by April or the budget for the $205m project will rise by $500,000 a month.

With a flood of real and fake posts desperately asking for help on Facebook pages, online security experts are asking people to be careful.

Four men planned for weeks to creep under the cover of darkness dressed in black clothing to vandalise an old church while the owner slept inside.

There are books on the shelves and new toys ready to be played with but a Christchurch preschool cannot open due to nearby traffic noise.

It comes as the Government looks to tighten the rules amid concerns of farmland turning to pine forest.

Speed restrictions are in place while KiwiRail investigates a subsidence issue. Initial reports indicate the track structure is not to blame.

Those who refer to the post as snail mail should take a trip to Grenada North, home of the Super Depot.

From the "Hobbit's Hole" to giant fossilised crabs - there's a lot to discover if you go deep into the hills.

A microscope used by Joseph Banks on HMS Endeavour's first trip to Aotearoa is expected to sell for $59,000-$98,000.