New Zealand needs to get past the "squeamishness about privatisation", David Seymour has argued in his first major speech of ...

It came as a surprise to the Central Otago mayor to read a new hospital and gondola in Queenstown would be included in a bid to the government for a regional economic growth deal for the district.

The body of a teenage swimmer who went missing off Southshore beach in Christchurch yesterday has been found by a member of the public. Hundreds of Jenin residents left their homes on Thursday, as the ...

Police have decided not to file charges after a shoplifting allegation was made against former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman. The ...

A new wildfire that broke out north of Los Angeles rapidly spread to more than 38 square km, forcing mandatory evacuation orders for more than 31,000 people. A man has been arrested after two people ...

Police have named the 18-year-old who died after a single-vehicle crash in the Mackenzie district on December 19.

The Police Association says it's aware an internal investigation is under way, after police staff were found to be searching the main database for details about Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming's death.

An historic Canterbury home is getting a new lease on life as its owners John and Wendy Hillary pour their life savings into ...

Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%. Drastic cutbacks at NZME affect not only ...

Drastic cutbacks at NZME affect not only staff but also readers wanting information on important issues, a union says. A ...

Former PM Jacinda Ardern's "deeply personal memoir" will be released in early June - and promises to provide all the details behind her decision to step down from the role in 2023 ...

One person has died after a two-vehicle crash north of Temuka this afternoon. The crash on Milford Clandeboye Rd was reported at 12.40pm, a ...