A bid to give the Oamaru historic town centre and its harbour National Historic Landmark status — in the same league as the Treaty of Waitangi Grounds — is "progressing well".
Time flies, but some unlucky people may also find themselves airborne after falling from ladders or chairs while trying to adjust their wall clocks to daylight saving time this weekend.
A Christchurch sex offender who raped a teenager in a park and paid another woman to video herself abusing an infant has been recalled to prison after watching music videos featuring children and conspiring with another sexual predator.
A Christchurch school headmaster has wiped tears from his eyes and claimed he was the victim of bullying while giving evidence at an Employment Relations Authority hearing.
NZ will now see hundreds of millions of dollars in tariffs added to goods sent to the US after President Donald Trump imposed a base of 10% on all exports.
Exactly 53 years ago, a ball of fire with a long tail was seen falling from the sky in Canterbury. Soon after it appeared a strange metal sphere was found in a field near Ashburton.
NZ's transport watchdog has found the boat that fatally capsized off the Kaikōura coast in 2022 did hit a whale. And the five people on board who died were trapped in the petrol-contaminated hull.
Reigning national champion Ben Hunt holds a narrow 10.5 second lead after the opening day of the first event in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship.
The Canterbury Pickleball Club has approached Christchurch City Council for funding to help build dedicated courts - and say they'll have to turn new members away without them.
After battling the prospect of eviction from its long-term home in Rawhiti Domain, the Christchurch Archery Club has finally secured a new 33-year lease.
It took over three weeks to create using 250 litres of paint and 200 spray cans - but it was worth the effort to bring NZ's tallest mural to life on the wall of a Christchurch hotel.