Burnham Camp’s fire station is back to 24/7 operation for the first time in 18 months. Due to low staffing levels, the station has been operating only 8am-4.30pm Monday to Friday, with volunteer crews ...

Changes to a decades-long needle exchange contract have left a South Island drug-user and health expert worried the decision will breed ...

Using the cemetery plans and other resources, the Tuakiri team uncovered some of those lost stories. John Guntrip was buried in plot 89C at the Barbadoes St Cemetery, alongside his second wife Sarah.

A woman who pilfered just under $500,000 from her employer says she spent most of it on takeaways and clothing. Ariana Thompson-Bell transferred legitimate payments into one of her four personal bank ...

British pop star Ed Sheeran is returning to New Zealand’s shores as part of his Loop tour early next year. The ‘Shape of You’ singer will ...

Sky TV has agreed to fully acquire TV3 owner Discovery New Zealand for $1. Discovery NZ is a part of United States media giant Warner Bros. Discovery. NZX-listed Sky said the deal would be completed ...

A two-year ban from Dunedin Airport for holding up a small sign is "disproportionate", a climate activist says. It was a chilly start for many in the South yesterday, with widespread reports of black ...

Finance Minister Nicola Willis will be asking dairy giant Fonterra about the high retail price of butter in New Zealand. Willis told RNZ's First ...

Two Northland teens have been arrested after allegedly stealing a car and threatening shoppers with a machete during a failed ...

A mountain of donated music and entertainment material has been sorted and priced ready for bargain-hunters at next weekend’s giant Regent Music Sale. Sale co-ordinator Mark Burrows said tens of ...

One person has died following a two-vehicle crash on Telegraph Rd in Burnham, west of Christchurch, police said in a ...