Broadcaster Chris Lynch is an award winning journalist who also produces Christchurch news and video content for domestic and international companies ...

A nationwide 24-hour strike by more than 36,000 nurses, midwives, and healthcare assistants will go ahead on Wednesday morning, after Health New Zealand failed to meet union demands over safe staffing ...

Police and Fire and Emergency are still investigating a spate of suspicious fires which occurred on Saturday night and Sunday morning. Crews were first alerted to the fire at the Waimakariri riverbed, ...

The Government has announced it will ban retail surcharges, which are costing New Zealanders up to $150 million a year. However, it will still cost merchants, who will need to absorb the cost or pass ...

A Christchurch woman who turned personal tragedy into a life of service has been recognised with a special community award. Lynette Whitt was honoured on Friday evening for her voluntary work with ...

A man has died after falling from a cliff in Banks Peninsula during a seafood gathering trip with friends. Police said the man had been part of a group of four who were snorkelling and collecting ...

A section of State Highway 1 north of Ashburton has been closed following a serious two-vehicle crash on Thursday evening. The highway is shut between Works Road and Fairview West Road, with emergency ...

Homelessness in New Zealand is on the rise, with nearly 5,000 people now living without shelter, according to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development’s latest insights report for June 2025. The ...

A person has died following the crash last night on State Highway 1/Rakaia Highway. The two-vehicle crash was reported to police around 7:20pm. A police spokesman said one person died at the scene, ...

The Government has announced $5.85 million in funding for the Tāwhaki Joint Venture, giving a major boost to the national aerospace centre based at Canterbury’s Kaitorete Spit. The funding will ...

The ACT Party is calling out what it describes as race-based discrimination in a major engineering firm’s internship recruitment process, warning the practice reflects a dangerous shift from ...

A 10-year-old from Christchurch has made disc golf history by becoming just the third person ever to win three or more junior world titles. Sarah dominated the World Junior Disc Golf Championships in ...