The widow of a Canterbury man killed in a crash says it's ridiculous the drunk and disqualified driver responsible was behind the wheel after being convicted of drink-driving that day.

Contamination of a private drinking water supply at a North Canterbury campground put six people in hospital and made at least 10 others ill.

Almost half of Te Papa's management roles are proposed to be axed under a "significant" restructure.

Fire officials are warning that response times to fires could take longer than usual tomorrow as career firefighters across the country go on strike.

Imagine worms growing inside you, morphing your body and forcing you towards water. That is the grim fate of some endemic spiders around Canterbury.

Police say the circumstances of a six-vehicle nose-to-tail crash on State Highway 1 in Canterbury last week remain under investigation.

A woman burst into tears as a 111 operator told her to move towards David Bridgwater’s body and put him on his back as he lay dying on a Christchurch street.

Residents in a Waikato town are having their sleep disturbed by midnight explosions.

The National Centre for Women's Health Research is calling for the government to make cervical screening free for all.