More job losses to come as Te Pūkenga unwinds
Simmonds signals more job losses as Te Pūkenga unwinds
The Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills says there will be more job losses, as the government pushes ahead with dismantling Te Pūkenga.
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Comancheros' gang insignia removed from Chch headquarters
Comancheros' gang insignia removed from Chch headquarters
Insignia at the Christchurch headquarters of the Comancheros motorcycle gang is no longer being brandished.
Fed-up cyclists naming and shaming drivers
Fed-up Christchurch cyclists naming and shaming drivers
Videos of Christchurch motorists running red lights and performing other dangerous manoeuvres are being posted online by fed-up cyclists.
Historic Canterbury homestead destroyed in fire
Blaze kills puppy, destroys historic Canterbury homestead
A young couple living at a historic homestead that burned to the ground on a Canterbury dairy farm managed to escape the blaze, but a puppy did not.
Shock at unexplained death in Christchurch
Shock at unexplained death in Christchurch
People at a social housing complex in Christchurch are shocked by an unexplained death at the property yesterday.
Who is the new Māori Queen?
Who is the new Māori Queen?
Kiingi Tuheitia's youngest child, Ngawai Hono i te Po, is the second female monarch of the Kiingitanga.
Neighbours asked to look for clothes after boy killed
Neighbours asked to look for clothes after boy killed
Police investigating the death of an 8-year-old boy in Hamilton are urging residents in surrounding streets not to throw out any clothing they have found on their property.
Police forced to put off body camera decision
Police forced to put off body camera decision
Police will not reconsider whether to put body-worn cameras on frontline officers for at least another 10 months.
New Māori monarch named
New Māori Queen named as Kiingi Tuheitia laid to rest
Te Puhi Ariki Ngawai Hono i te Po Paki, the daughter of Kiingi Tuheitia, has been named the new Māori Queen today.
Polkinghorne trial: Death not consistent with strangulation - pathologist
Polkinghorne trial: Death not consistent with strangulation - pathologist
A forensic pathologist called by the defence in the trial of Philip Polkinghorne says Pauline Hanna's death is consistent with partial hanging, not strangulation.
Lotto 2409
Lotto 2409
Results from last night's Lotto draw.
Police investigating Christchurch death
Police investigating Christchurch death
Police are investigating a death in a suburb south of central Christchurch.
Christchurch urged not to pursue Commonwealth Games
Christchurch urged not to pursue Commonwealth Games
The Christchurch City Council has been told not to spend any more money investigating the possibility of hosting the Commonwealth Games.
Retirement crisis looms as households dip into savings
Retirement crisis looms as households dip into savings
New Zealanders are feeling financial strain, which is threatening emergency and retirement savings.
Councillor's abusive rant 'insulting and degrading'
Councillor's abusive rant 'insulting and degrading'
Hamilton councillor Andrew Bydder's expletive-laden rant to a neighbouring council has been found in breach of the city council's code of conduct.
Major changes to schools' legislated goals mulled
Major changes to schools' legislated goals mulled
The government wants to add ensuring children attend class to schools' legislated objectives.
ACC U-turn after $74m restructure
ACC U-turn after $74m restructure
ACC has reinstated personal case managers for nearly 12,500 clients, U-turning on part of a $74 million restructure that had removed them.
The Prodigy to headline Electric Avenue
The Prodigy to headline music festival in Christchurch
The Prodigy and Chase & Status will both deliver headline sets at Christchurch's Electric Avenue festival in February.
Rail services restored after workers injured
Rail services restored after workers injured
Rail services have been restored in Auckland after two workers were hospitalised after receiving electric shocks.
Counterfeiter funded spree with fake notes printed in motel
Counterfeiter funded spree with fake notes printed in motel
From a motel room, Thomas McCabe used a guillotine, printer and laptop to manufacture counterfeit banknotes.