SECTIONS
News|National

Media gallery

gallery image
gallery image

Evacuees who had been stranded in the earthquake-affected Kaikoura rest aboard Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Canterbury. Photo from Reuters. : Sense of relief in Kaikoura
Evacuees who had been stranded in the earthquake-affected Kaikoura rest aboard Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Canterbury. Photo from Reuters. : Sense of relief in Kaikoura
gallery image
gallery image

University of Otago student Alice Edgcombe was looking forward to escaping after being left "shaking and crying" by the quake. Photos: Chris Morris : Sense of relief in Kaikoura
University of Otago student Alice Edgcombe was looking forward to escaping after being left "shaking and crying" by the quake. Photos: Chris Morris : Sense of relief in Kaikoura
gallery image
gallery image

Newlyweds Kailah and Kurt Sapwell prepare to board the Canterbury. Photo: Chris Morris : Sense of relief in Kaikoura
Newlyweds Kailah and Kurt Sapwell prepare to board the Canterbury. Photo: Chris Morris : Sense of relief in Kaikoura
Sense of relief in Kaikoura
The ship was a symbol of hope for thousands. It was HMNZS Canterbury, emerging from the northern horizon yesterday morning to take up position in...
NationalSeptember 29

Birthday celebrations at karaoke bar end with carpark crash and kidnapping

A prang in the carpark of a karaoke bar led to a “chaotic, angry and violent” confrontation after which a man threatened to chop body parts off one of the victims.
Birthday celebrations at karaoke bar end with carpark crash and kidnapping
Birthday celebrations at karaoke bar end with carpark crash and kidnapping
NationalSeptember 29

New poll reveals major shift in Te Tai Tonga race

Incumbent MP Tākuta Ferris could lose his electorate seat of Te Tai Tonga, with a new Whakaata Māori-Curia poll showing him trailing behind every other candidate in the country's largest electorate.
New poll reveals major shift in Te Tai Tonga race
New poll reveals major shift in Te Tai Tonga race
NationalSeptember 29

Willis gets pre-election reprieve as Treasury paints brighter picture

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has been given a pre-election reprieve, with Treasury painting a brighter picture of the government's finances in the short term.
Willis gets pre-election reprieve as Treasury paints brighter picture
Willis gets pre-election reprieve as Treasury paints brighter picture
NationalSeptember 28

Court dismisses appeal over police using number plate technology

The Court of Appeal has dismissed three cases in which it was claimed police have been misusing number plate identification technology for crime fighting.
Court dismisses appeal over police using number plate technology
Court dismisses appeal over police using number plate technology
NationalSeptember 28

Hipkins promises to reverse pay equity changes at public meeting in Christchurch

Chris Hipkins has made a campaign commitment at a packed public meeting in Christchurch to reverse pay equity changes in the first 100 days if elected.
Hipkins promises to reverse pay equity changes at public meeting in Christchurch
Hipkins promises to reverse pay equity changes at public meeting in Christchurch
NationalSeptember 28

Opportunity Party lays out bottom lines for post-election talks

The Opportunity Party has laid out its bottom lines for any post-election negotiations, as a new poll has it clutching the balance of power.
Opportunity Party lays out bottom lines for post-election talks
Opportunity Party lays out bottom lines for post-election talks
NationalSeptember 28

'Long way to go' - Act, Greens on gains in polling, and working with Opportunity

The Greens and Act are both playing coy about their respective gains in the latest polling - and on working with the Opportunity Party.
'Long way to go' - Act, Greens on gains in polling, and working with Opportunity
'Long way to go' - Act, Greens on gains in polling, and working with Opportunity
NationalSeptember 28

Greens surge in latest poll, Opportunity hold balance of power

New polling from TVNZ-Verian shows a Green surge and the left bloc able to win government - presuming National refuses to work with the Opportunity Party.
Greens surge in latest poll, Opportunity hold balance of power
Greens surge in latest poll, Opportunity hold balance of power
NationalSeptember 28

Man found guilty of brutally killing couple, nearly a year after minor traffic accident

The man accused of murdering an Auckland couple and plotting to murder his former landlord has been found guilty.
Man found guilty of brutally killing couple, nearly a year after minor traffic accident
Man found guilty of brutally killing couple, nearly a year after minor traffic accident