Underfire and with their backs to the wall for much of the week, the Highlanders have pulled off the upset of the season.

REVIEW: Fans of Bridge of Spies and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy will revel in this atmospheric and well-paced tale of an unlikely hero.

Canterbury's shocking start to the NRL season is now their worst in almost a century after another heavy defeat.

A vehicle rolled down a hill and smashed into a passing train, partially derailing it and killing dozens of people.

One of the most popular family film franchises of the '90s gets the Cobra Kai treatment, while a Mexican crime drama offers plenty of thrills.

A 200-strong party in Christchurch ended with a bystander being pushed to the ground and a police officer calling his girlfriend 'skanky'

The move has outraged a union, but a local councillor has no issues with it.

The 25-year-old woman died of critical injuries after falling from a charter boat.

New legislation to manage the high country is focused on the environment, but farmers say it will destroy the landscape New Zealanders love.

Cloud formations over Inglewood on Good Friday the product of a "decent amount of wind" over nearby mountains, experts say.

A decision by gold medal-winning cyclist Brian Fowler to pull his car over outside a busy school before losing consciousness proved a life saver.

A rain-enforced cancellation of Friday night’s speedway left promoters making quick changes to what was supposed to be Saturday night's finals.

OPINION: I'm not vegan myself and have no plans to be, but I'm reasonably impressed with the vegan version of an Easter egg.

Embattled Highlanders overcome tough week to stun Crusaders with 21-point thrashing in Christchurch.

The 13 and 14-year-old rowers crossed the line two seconds ahead and were awarded gold medals. They were quickly taken back over 'the weight of a cricket ball'.

A neighbour says George Christopher Cross was a "kind, giving person".

Police are investigating an armed robbery in Lower Hutt on Friday afternoon.

Despite the easing of the market, more suburbs now have median prices of $1 million.

A gunman who killed four people in a rampage at a Southern California office building knew all the victims and his motive may have involved personal or business relationships.

It is not yet known if the blood clots are connected to the man’s vaccination, which is believed to have occurred around March 22.