The putrid stench will not be so bad once the city council gets "specialist pumps" from overseas, which were meant to arrive last month.

The Winter Olympians have finally returned home to Wānaka after an incredible season overseas, but their hard work and passion is far from over.

More than 5 million mobile phones across the country rang, buzzed and lit up during this year’s nationwide test of the Emergency Mobile Alert system.

Twelve-time NBL champions drop to 0-4 to start the season after losing to Canterbury Rams in the capital.

The former national president of the Māori Women's Welfare League, who died on Friday, never hesitated to challenge the status quo and fight for equality.

English shooter stars again with 50 goals as the Steel remain in finals contention with win over the Magic.

A brutal concrete space beneath Christchurch will be brought to life by a troupe of 13 untrained dancers.

You need a competent and patient driver, a thick skin, a good GPS system, plenty of time and bags of cash to tackle Italian roads by car.

Those expecting tensions over deportees from Australia to suddenly vanish are likely to be disappointed.

Coastal and Central Southland rivers reached flood warning broadcast level as Southland was recorded as the wettest place in New Zealand on Sunday.

A mighty totara has fallen - whose aroha and humility will never be forgotten, his niece Marama Royal said.

The first five-eighth was sent off during the Highlanders' 32-20 loss to the Waratahs.

Palmerston North police evacuate The Warehouse store and cordon off Church St as they look into 'information of concern'.

The men from Dunedin still aren't guaranteed a place in the finals after a comprehensive home defeat that showed a lack of defensive intensity.

Black Caps' legspinner has lived in Christchurch for several years and has finally made the call to switch to Canterbury from ND.

Another dog owner is anxious about ever taking her dog back to a popular dog park after a suspected poisoning that may have also led to another dog's death.

Claire Danes returns to the spotlight to try and unravel a Victorian-era mystery, while a beloved book finds the perfect screenwriter to adapt it.

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Fa'amanu Brown hopes his comeback 'lights a fire in others to never give up'.

Southland Sharks coach Rob Beveridge is showing no signs of reaching for the panic button despite a less than inspiring start to the 2022 NBL season.