Economists have come down on the side of pouring more money into fixing Christ Church Cathedral - and suggest the government should help close the massive funding gap.
A swathe of government reform puts councils at risk of either wasting time and money on a new district plan, or face legal issues, writes Jonathan Leask.
A key rail connection being severed by a washed away pier is "another warning shot" investment is needed in South Island infrastructure, Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown says.
A student pilot who was killed after his aircraft hit a sandspit has prompted warnings over pilot fatigue and visual illusions after it was discovered he had already flown that morning.
Clinton Handcock had no warning of a difficult jump ahead as he mountain biked through Rotorua's Whakarewarewa Forest with family two days after his birthday in November 2022.
An Interpol "black notice" has been issued by police to seek information from around the world on the unidentified body of a woman found in Auckland's Gulf harbour.