A person has been seriously injured in a workplace accident at a Christchurch KiwiRail depot. Emergency services were called to Matipo St in the suburb of Riccarton about 7.30am on Monday. The injured ...

Police have recovered the body of a tramper who died on the West Coast. The 27-year-old left for the Fox River area on Thursday and was later reported overdue. Senior Sergeant Mark Kirkwood said her ...

Since June, Biosecurity New Zealand has confirmed five yellow-legged hornets have been detected in Auckland, and they're asking locals to be on the lookout. But what do you do if you come across one ...

A Fijian politics expert says the ongoing political instability in Suva will have some bearing on the national general ...

The country's five biggest banks were tested on how they would deal with a global downturn triggered by a geopolitical shock.

The severe winds caused widespread damage and thousands of power outages, downing trees, power lines and tearing roofs off buildings.

The public service union is taking legal action against ACC, saying it gave staff less than an hour's notice it was changing ...

Ten migrants are finishing up a ten-week bilingual course in te reo Maori and English that is believed to be the first of its kind in New Zealand. The pilot programme, based in Rotorua, has helped ...

The Bay of Plenty regional council has bought a large dairy farm as part of its sustainability efforts.

Westpac New Zealand's full year profit is up 13 percent with increased revenue, lending and margins, and a drop in bad debts.

It will be another 24 hours before the All Blacks will know what future two of the Barrett brothers will have on their tour of Britain.

Christchurch City Council is trialling sheep as a way to combat fire risk in the Port Hills. People have been being asked to ...