Police are looking into the actions of a Christchurch community board candidate who today withdrew from the election race after explicit images and messages he apparently posted were leaked online.
A city-wide hunt is continuing today for a man who police say may have been wearing a high-visibility vest when he allegedly attacked and raped a woman in her Christchurch home.
A Chinese backpacker missing for three nights in bad weather near National Park, Ruapehu, has been found "a bit weather-beaten" but alive and well, police said.
A Waikato farmer has been left counting the cost of Saturday night's wild electrical storm after finding nine cows killed by lightning.
A top female New Zealand rock climber is gearing up to attempt a daring world record free climb - and beat her male rivals on the way.
A second man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Rangiora man Tony John Lochhead during an alleged armed robbery at the weekend.
A soldier has admitted filming a female colleague while she was having a shower at a military barracks.
A childcare worker has admitted importing P into New Zealand from South Africa.
When an ancient elm cracked in fierce gales last night and crashed into her roof, terrified Shannon Swann leapt onto her flatmate's knee, thinking Christchurch had been hit by another massive earthquake.
A support carer mistakenly overpaid almost $70,000 who then spent the lot within weeks before fleeing to his Russian homeland, via a Rarotonga stopover, has been sentenced to five months' home detention.
A woman who wanted to flee Christchurch after becoming embroiled with a gang set fire in her own flat, causing a flatmate to jump from a second floor window and a terrified mum to escape leaving a young child behind.
A real estate agent who forged clients' signatures, and then tried laughing it off as "just fooling around in the office", has had his licence stripped.
Hopes are fading for a holidaymaker who fell from a boat in Marlborough Sounds early yesterday.
A British-born TV director who died in a 150-metre plunge while snowboarding at Whakapapa ski field has been described by friends as the "ultimate Kiwi thrill-seeker".
A group of former All Blacks have beaten a team of Thai ladyboys in an elephant polo match.
A young New Zealand winemaker has been killed a car crash in Portugal.
Families of the 29 men whose bodies are entombed in the Pike River coalmine have welcomed news that a plan to re-enter the tunnel has been approved.
A restoration plan to save the earthquake-damaged Christchurch Town Hall, to be voted on by city councillors tomorrow, has been hailed as a "masterpiece" by the internationally acclaimed building's architect.
A Lincoln University building has been shut down after a concerned staff member took a swab of some dust which returned a positive test for asbestos.
A 13-month-old baby is in Middlemore Hospital with severe facial injuries after a suspected dog attack.
