The chance of another quake of magnitude 5.0 or above in the next seven days has been put at 26% by GeoNet. So far 180 aftershocks have been recorded.

Three fire trucks were at the scene of a fire on Sumner Rd on Thursday evening.

He didn't think he was the father but it turns out the mother was right, court says.

A spicy takeaway and a couple of beers was enough for a New Plymouth man to celebrate becoming a multimillionaire.

A man was taken into custody at Lynnmall Shopping Centre on Thursday afternoon.

Tūroa and Whakapapa ski field operator likely to be liquidated without a lifeline to keep it going until the 2023 winter season.

Despite a predicted long stay in Christchurch’s spinal unit, it's hoped Wairarapa glider pilot Michael O’Donnell will regain the use of his limbs.

At least 12 schools and early childhood centres went into lockdown after reports of a man with a gun.

The terrorist who killed 51 people at two Christchurch mosques is appealing his conviction and sentence, claiming he was “under duress through torture”.

After prison assault, Aaron Drever's fortnight gets worse as his plea for early release is dismissed.

Police have seized 15 properties owned by two people arrested in an unprecedented haul of stolen property in the region during October.

Agencies could have done more to prevent 5-year-old Malachi Subecz's murder, review finds.

Smashed windows, machinery treated like dodgem cars and tagging: vandals left ruin in their wake at an emerging North Canterbury subdivision.

The Christchurch property has been confiscated under the criminal proceeds act - and police have their sights on an Auckland pad next.

Gore District deputy mayor Stewart MacDonell has tendered his resignation from the role.

The gang used criminal activities to fund a new bathroom and kitchen, a well-equipped motorbike repair workshop, a bar and lounge and new sleeping accommodation.

With several major rail projects planned across the ditch, it will be a challenge to find all the skilled workers required to complete the CRL.

Some hapū of Ngāruahine are heading to the Appeal Court with Greenpeace to seek tighter controls on a plan to make hydrogen from wind-powered electricity in South Taranaki.

Fire crews out fighting fires had to leave Palmerston North without emergency cover.

The man chosen as the new boss of Auckland Transport has withdrawn from the role, in a move understood to be connected to the election of the new mayor.