The 7.8-magnitude quake struck on 3 February, 1931, at 10.47am and lasted for two-and-a-half minutes, followed by aftershocks ...

Lady Tureiti upheld the same position as one of the lead claimants in WAI 2575 the Health Services and Outcomes Inquiry. In ...

A huge heritage-listed tree towers over Maryanne Urquhart's property in Allenton, Ashburton. For five years she's contacted ...

North Shore councillor Richard Hills said it remained one of the city's worst-affected areas, after torrential rain filled ...

A tornado is a narrow, rotating column of air that extends down towards the ground from the base of a thunderstorm. Warning ...

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has confirmed New Zealand's aid for Kiribati is being reviewed after its President and Foreign Minister cancelled a meeting with him.

There was no close approach consent for the work, which is required when work is being done near overhead powerlines, nor a proper risk assessment of the dangers. After an investigation, WorkSafe ...

Fonterra has taken to social media to reassure customers it is not using a feed additive designed to lower the climate impact of cows. But a trade expert says food exporters have little choice but to ...

Author Neil Gaiman has been dropped by one of his publishers after he was accused of sexual assault and abuse by multiple women, including one from New Zealand.

"Forests need to be in good condition. Ship rats and possums, they're not just predators they're also tree climbing. Possums eat leaves and fruit, and ship rats eat fruit and insects, and kōkako feed ...