Multiple crews are battling a large paddock fire in South Otago. They were alerted to the blaze, approximately 50m by 100m in Johnston ...

Police were justified in tasering an 'aggressive' armed man who suffered a serious head injury after he fell on the road, its watchdog says.

A huge fire in a Hong Kong residential apartment complex has killed at least 44 people and left almost 300 missing, police said on Thursday.

A motorcyclist has died in a crash on State Highway 1 in North Canterbury. Police were called to the single-vehicle crash at the intersection with Waipapa Rd, north of Kaikōura, about 10am on Thursday ...

A person has died following a motorcycle crash in North Canterbury. Police were called to the single-vehicle crash at the intersection with ...

A person has died in a motorcycle crash on State Highway 1 in North Canterbury. Police were called to the single-vehicle crash at the intersection with Waipapa Rd, north of Kaikōura, about 10am on ...

Past and present players, including Dan Carter and Samuel Whitelock, have helped design the Crusaders' new 2026 Super Rugby jersey.

A youth touch-rugby coach was smacked in the head by a flying can allegedly thrown by a ‘‘heavily intoxicated’’ man drinking at a Dunedin ...

A woman is dead after a shark attack at a remote beach in Australia, with a man in hospital after also being bitten. Emergency services were ...

A person has been seriously injured in a motorcycle crash on State Highway 1 in North Canterbury. Police were called to the single-vehicle crash at the intersection with Waipapa Rd, north of Kaikōura, ...

Christchurch-headquartered retirement village operator Ryman Healthcare has reported a first-half loss, but its chief executive says the ...

A Canterbury householder made a futile - and risky - bid to put a fire in her home out using a pot of water. But as this photo shows, it was ...