Recreational laughing gas use is on the rise in Christchurch, and students say alleged catering supply companies are driving it.

The girl was beaten with a belt, had her head held under water, and had to go days without any food during years of abuse.

A 28-year-old is facing multiple charges including burglary, intentional damage and aggravated assault.

Sam Brown was last seen in Rangiora near Christchurch on February 3, and police believe he may be travelling in a Holden Commodore.

One person has died and two more are seriously injured following a crash on Ormond Rd, Hastings.

He spotted what he thought was a swarm of bees. It turned out to be a wasp nest the size of a wheelie bin

The tiny boat may be called Undersize but there was nothing small about the marlin two Taranaki fisherman caught from their dinghy on Monday.

Two men have been arrested after police swooped on a raft of properties in Auckland's Manurewa.

Police were justified in not carrying out a welfare check on Kaine van Hemert hours before he murdered a woman during a psychotic breakdown.

Allanah Walker was killed in a car crash in Arrowtown in August 2020.

Speaker Trevor Mallard says ties will no longer be required as part of ‘appropriate business attire’ for male MPs.

Ricardo Menéndez March travelled to see his step mother who has aggressive breast cancer, and his father who is also unwell.

Aerial 1080 is used to control mammals such as possums, rats and stoats that prey on native species, but some critics speculate that it also eliminated native birds.

Karl Howard has been charged with attempted murder after alleging punching one woman in the head before attacking another woman with a samurai sword at a Sydney home.

Amberley toxic smoke concerns 'certainly warranted' as authorities offer little reassurance.

Brooke van Velden's arrival marks the first time the party has had a leader and deputy in Parliament for almost a decade.

Green MPs joined a chorus of support in Parliament attacking the Government over its failure to stop the Reserve Bank's money printing increasing inequality.

Dozens of volunteers helped hunt for the Swiss shepherd in a massive four-day search operation at Hanmer Springs.

Hamilton West’s new MP revealed he suffered months of racial persecution from a top surgeon while at university in his maiden speech to Parliament.

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