Hundreds of people have lodged injury claims following last month's massive magnitude-7.8 earthquake.

A Christchurch doctor facing "serious" sexual assault charges can now be named.

School leavers remarkably unaffected by earthquakes, surprising research finds.

A former Canterbury primary school principal who groomed a young boy before sexually assaulting him over half a decade was today jailed for more than nine years.

An immediate focus was being put on upgrading State Highway 63 near St Arnaud in the weeks leading up to the very busy Christmas-New Year travel period.

A high-profile murderer suffered life threatening injuries after he was stabbed with glass and wood at Auckland Prison.

A truck has rolled, blocking one lane of State Highway 7 - the temporary main road between Picton and Christchurch.

The latest predictions indicate the rain may stay away on the festive holiday.

What will prisoners be eating for Christmas dinner in New Zealand this year? Corrections have released the annual menu for its 10,000 inmates.

A Christchurch man has gone missing for a week, sparking fears for his safety.

A young Christchurch builder allegedly sacked via text didn't tell his family and for a week pretended to go to work every morning.

Repairs to South Island stopbanks damaged in the Kaikōura earthquake is expected to cost nearly $700,000.

A Christchurch man who committed a series of sexual offences, including rapes, at ''raves'' in several parts of the South Island has had his sentence reduced.

A Greymouth man wanted by police for breach of bail lost control of his vehicle at Taylorville late last night while trying to evade police.

A new report has found it would cost more than $250million to repair Christchurch's earthquake-battered Lancaster Park.

Parts of the North Island are expected to hit 30 degrees today, with Hawke's Bay getting the biggest dose of the sun's rays.

Police suspect arson after six car fires in Christchurch overnight.

A group of TPP protesters and vocal opponents of outgoing PM John Key are holding a celebratory leaving party in Christchurch tonight.

Patched members and associates of the Head Hunters gang arrested in a series of armed raids across Christchurch this morning have appeared in court.

The Head Hunters members were charged with offences ranging from participation in an organised crime group to supplying the class-A controlled drug methamphetamine.

Convicted killer Scott Watson is appearing before the Parole Board in Christchurch today. Watson was convicted in 1999 for killing

Scales Corp raised its forecast with the apple company citing improvement across all its divisions and a standout performance from its horticulture unit.

People across New Zealand have been basking in today's sunshine as the first weekend of summer did not disappoint.

Motorists travelling the alternative route between Christchurch and Picton have been caught up in heavy congestion today, as traffic pressure mounts on the post-quake thoroughfare.

The former astronaut, who became ill while visiting Antarctica, has been told to rest up in Christchurch while congestion in his lungs clears.

Buzz Aldrin made it to the South Pole before he was evacuated from Antarctica to a New Zealand hospital with fluid on his lungs.

Stephanie Holmes checks into Christchurch's newest sleeping experience - Jucy Snooze

The more porn a man watches, the less sexually intimate he is with his female partner, a new study suggests.

Victim was on the ground when convicted killer stabbed him numerous times with a home-made knife.

The second man to walk on the moon has been evacuated from Antarctica to New Zealand suffering respiratory problems.