Opinion -Thousands of delegates have gathered in Montreal, Canada, for a once-in-a-decade chance to address the accelerating pace of species loss and the dangers of ecosystem breakdown.

A baby who urgently needs heart surgery has been placed under guardianship of the High Court until completion of his surgery and post-operative recovery.

If only they could talk - two valuable Lindauer paintings stolen then mysteriously returned have traces of mud, mould and a puncture, but can be repaired, an expert says.

The travel industry is still waiting to hear from airlines what impact the fuel supply problem could have on customers.

A company making bald claims about the effectiveness of its hair loss treatment has been fined hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Firefighters say a lot of work needs to be done to repair trust after heated negotiations on a pay deal.

Daily Covid-19 cases have topped 7000 for the first time since July as the current wave keeps growing.

Police have been notified about the poisoning of more than 200 pine trees on council land in the small Southland town of Tuatapere.

Timaru District Council has ignored health officials' advice to crack down on pokies to reduce gambling harm.

Nelson police have lifted cordons after a suspicious item was discovered in the central city this afternoon.

Whakatāne has been known as the Kiwi Capital of the World for over a decade, and now it has its own walk of fame.

The Supreme Court has found in their favour in a fight for the site of a hydro-electric power station in Waikato.

Wānaka residents are being asked to urgently conserve water while the town's water treatment plant is without power.

Māori groups in Whakatāne have welcomed a decision to pause the development of a retirement village by an urupā.

The government has announced a $41 million programme to improve road safety in North Canterbury.

Nelson Mayor Nick Smith has grilled Waka Kotahi on the chaotic closure of State Highway 6/Whakatu Drive and weedy roundabouts during the first meeting of the joint regional transport committee.

The number of motorists detected breaking the law has kept climbing during the course of a six-month trial of more powerful road safety cameras.

The hosts of far-right platform Counterspin Media have had an uneventful appearance in court on Wednesday, at least compared with August when the pair refused to enter the dock.