Tracy Graham, 43, was last seen at a barbecue at The Groynes in the city's northern suburbs at 3pm on Saturday.

The small quake hit at 5.52pm, with more than 1800 people reporting they felt the shaking.

Officers are on the scene after a person was found dead in Remuera.

The dog's owner could face up to three years in prison or a $20,000 fine.

Organisers of an out-of-control Christchurch party that ended with a police officer pushing a man to the ground blame uninvited guests for the trouble.

Two officers were injured after a driver they had stopped allegedly pulled out a baseball bat. One suffered a fractured skull.

Northlanders say it is bumper-to-bumper heading south, with queues stretching back about 20km.

Ashley Neil O'Donnell was a “remarkable young man who loved life in the high country”, his mother says.

A billboard celebrating diversity and naming Taranaki “The Rainbow Region" has been labelled offensive in a number of complaints.

Tinder dry conditions across Canterbury and Otago have pushed the fire risk in many places to extreme levels.

Mature Waikato chef takes apprenticeship as a cheese maker after Covid wreaks havoc in hospitality sector.

If you feel your health is out of sorts, get it checked, do it for your family and friends, urges Sarah Matthews.

One in five people convicted of breaching Covid-19 restrictions last year were sentenced to time in prison.

Jacinda Ardern is due to announce the start date for quarantine-free travel to and from Australia. It can't come soon enough for some.

More children are being priced out of sport, with the Weet-Bix TRYathlon one example, principal says.

A tailwind had Tony Lohmeyer going faster than the cars around him. He decided to cut inside the road cones.

Two Right-leaning regional councillors are driving a new free bus trial in Canterbury, and say the Left doesn’t have a monopoly on environmental policy.

National Emergency Management Agency confirms there is no tsunami threat after more than 7800 people reported feeling the "moderate" earthquake.

Uncertainty about the future of harness racing in Taranaki didn't stop the sport's smaller version going ahead in Hāwera over Easter weekend.

Seven people have died this Easter long weekend, up from zero deaths last year.