New ZealandPolice silent on report graduations threatened with shootingPolice not confirming report that suggested a shooting was the threat at Otago ceremonies.10 Dec 02:26 AM
New Zealand'Devastating': Polytechnic graduation postponed due to threatA specific threat against university graduation ceremonies has forced a cancellation.09 Dec 09:57 PM
New Zealand'Revolting' sewage system: Council fined $500k'Smelling like rotten eggs combined with decayed chicken when left in the sun.'09 Dec 05:28 PM
New ZealandQueenstown drug bust: 6 arrested, $125k of MDMA seizedSix people have been arrested after several search warrants were executed by police.09 Dec 05:42 AM
EntertainmentNew series announced starring The Crown and Packed To The Rafters starsProduction will begin early next year for Under The Vines in Central Otago.09 Dec 03:01 AM
New ZealandGrad's 3000km journey ends with ceremony postponedJesse Miller completed a three-year bachelor of radiation therapy at Otago University.09 Dec 12:55 AM
New Zealand'Incredibly distressing': Otago uni postpones graduation after security threatAn alert has been sent to students.08 Dec 10:54 PM
TourismWealthy tourists lining up to return to Queenstown - luxury operatorsFirms catering to high-end travellers struggle to hold on as keen clients are kept out.06 Dec 11:50 PM
New ZealandFraudster's firms have just $13k. He owes his victims more than $12mDisgraced financial adviser Barry Kloogh was jailed for over 8 years for theft and fraud.05 Dec 12:11 AM
New ZealandQueenstown could have its own mosque by next weekA final fundraising push puts the area's growing Muslim community in reach of its goal.04 Dec 10:47 PM
New ZealandLocked to train tracks: Activists rail against coal in Dunedin protestProtesters have stopped a coal train from running by locking themselves to the tracks.04 Dec 09:42 PM
New ZealandDrug dealer loses last-ditch 'stress' plea to keep homeKelvin Wisely said he would suffer severe anxiety without a home to return to from prison.04 Dec 09:17 PM
EmploymentFruit growers 'doing their best' to hire NZ workersOtago growers rubbish claims they're turning down locals for cheap foreign labour.04 Dec 07:59 PM
New ZealandParty attack: 'Am I really free?' - man's 19 months of anguish before case cannedA man spent more than 19 months on bail, but charges were dismissed after just one day.04 Dec 07:00 PM
New ZealandElizabeth Zhong killed at home before being put in car boot - policeTeam of detectives working on investigation into Auckland woman's death.04 Dec 01:37 AM
New ZealandSound of Subaru tips off stolen car's ownerA Subaru WRX was stolen from outside a Port Chalmers property.03 Dec 10:24 PM
New Zealand'She lost the plot': Woman avoids jail after charity rip-offShe started stealing from supermarkets, then stooped lower still.03 Dec 07:44 PM
New ZealandQueenstown mayor seeks legal advice over Dalziel letterChristchurch International Airport Ltd is planning to construct an airport in Tarras.03 Dec 07:37 PM
New ZealandAbused as a boy, man calls for independent investigationThe abuse took place in the 1970s and early 1980s.03 Dec 07:23 PM
New ZealandFrom no applications to overwhelming interest: Growers swamped by job-seekersThe industry has faced criticism for not responding to kiwi applications for jobs.03 Dec 07:11 PM
New ZealandZhong's businesses listed for sale or placed into receivership in past 18 monthsAuckland businesswoman ran into financial difficulties before her suspected murder.03 Dec 07:50 AM
New Zealand'Academically gifted' drug dealer sentenced on fresh chargesA drug dealer who scammed a couple of French tourists has been sentenced.03 Dec 12:08 AM
New ZealandTeen pleads guilty to assaulting Gore doctorA man who 'king hit' a doctor who was medically assessing him has pleaded guilty.02 Dec 11:42 PM
New ZealandHarvest work: Kiwi job hunters feel picked onJob seekers say they are being ignored when applying for orchards or vineyard work.02 Dec 05:07 PM
New ZealandSouth suffers the worst of unemployment caused by Covid-19The Queenstown Lakes district has been the hardest hit.01 Dec 11:43 PM
New ZealandSouth Island on alert for fires as summer startsSummer may be starting off cool but it won't stay that way.01 Dec 08:58 PM
New ZealandTrust in sister lost: Woman drained $100,000 from mother's accountThe woman was sentenced to six months' home detention.01 Dec 06:49 PM
New ZealandSurprise find at checkpoint: Chilly bins full of cannabis, cashPolice at a routine Southland checkpoint operation got more than they bargained for.30 Nov 11:55 PM
BusinessTicket Rocket lacks funds to pay creditorsTicket Rocket owes creditors several million dollars and lacks the funds to pay.30 Nov 08:59 PM
New ZealandHomes evacuated in Porirua as landslide and flooding hitsCity north of Wellington holding its breath through heavy rain after flooding yesterday.30 Nov 09:31 AM
Crime'Bloody idiots': High-speed boozers blastedTwo boozy drivers speeding at more than 150km/h have been harshly criticised by police.29 Nov 10:15 PM
TravelPasture & Pinot: A perfect pairing in GlenorchyA day spent eating lamb and drinking pinot at Camp Glenorchy.28 Nov 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Magic does happen sometimes': Nadia Lim's chick-inspired new children's bookRaising orphan chick Marvin like having a newborn baby again, celebrity cook says.28 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandBusinesswoman missing in AucklandElizabeth (Ying) Zhong, 55, was last seen Friday afternoon.28 Nov 06:05 AM
