A fire in Southland has doubled in size since it broke, with 40 firefighters and five helicopters working to contain it.

Ashburton District Council decided to use $2.46 million of ratepayer money to seal 50km of roads because of a funding ...

Eight firetrucks and 10 helicopters continue to battle a large fire near Tiwai Pt after it grew dramatically in size. The ...

The Queenstown Town Centre Arterial Road has opened today as expected, following a blessing ceremony onsite this morning. At ...

Relief at Dunedin’s new hospital not being the worst-case scenario masks the need for future investment, writes David ...

On Wenesday the front is forecast to move northeast over the South Island. "There is moderate confidence that warning amounts ...

Cloudy with a high of 61 °F (16.1 °C) and a 71% chance of precipitation. Winds from WSW to SW at 10 to 12 mph (16.1 to 19.3 kph). Night - Partly cloudy with a 63% chance of precipitation. Winds ...

Associate professor Yoram Barak, also a consultant psycho-geriatrician at Dunedin Hospital, said the Government’s revised ...

Fire and Emergency (FENZ) said it was alerted to the large scrub fire at around midnight and it had since grown to 1200 ...

A new project is getting underway to map large parts of New Zealand’s coastline in remarkable detail to help communities ...

A shared family pastime in the Hutt is taking New Zealander Nicole Regnaud to international darts tournaments and to serious ...

How stepping in the wrong patch of grass became a quintessential, if painful, Kiwi summer experience.