Canterbury
Iwi offers help with removal costs as lakefront leases run out
The 32 leaseholders were told four years ago that their use of the properties would end this June.
Watch: Nurses demonstrate over payment delays
Health workers are "sick of waiting" for authorities to settle holiday and leave entitlement payments owed, the nurses' union says.
Farm buildings destroyed, homes threatened in wildfire
Three homes have been evacuated as firefighters battle multiple blazes in the South Island. Audio
Timaru clocks 27C for morning
Metservice has described the unusually hot air as "a Föhn wind", or hairdryer in German. Audio
'The Muslim community is the super-diverse community inside the super-diverse nation'
Nearing the fifth anniversary of the Christchurch mosque terror attack, a Muslim women group's spokesperson talks to RNZ about ongoing barriers and prejudice for Muslim New Zealanders. Audio
Childcare worker at liquidated Christchurch firm was never paid
Staff at MASH and CASPA were told on Thursday the programmes had been shut down permanently.
Motorcyclist dies in hospital after crash in Christchurch
A motorcyclist has died after being injured in a crash in Christchurch on Thursday.
'Give us a break!' say surfing farmers
Every Thursday afternoon, Banks Peninsula farmers head to the beach in Hickory Bay and ride waves to forget about work. Farmer and surfing coach, Kristin Savage, runs the Surfing for Farmers… Audio
Parents scramble as after-school programmes shut
Parents turned up to find no one there, and now are panicking about what happens next week.
High hopes for fan support at SailGP on Lyttelton Harbour
SailGP is hoping to make its New Zealand leg the largest ticketed sailing event in the world.
Fire service hands back control of Christchurch Adventure Park
Hundreds of hectares have been burned from Worsley Spur to Kennedys Bush.
Concert for 'solidarity, love, and compassion' five years after mosque shootings
Christchurch musicians who will take to the stage to mark the commemoration of the 2019 mosque shootings say the performance will be a once in a lifetime musical event.
School protesting MOE redesign
The principal says "substantial" changes were not discussed with her, being presented by the Education Ministry as a done deal.
Appeal dropped over floundering Christchurch sports facility
A legal appeal has been dropped but uncertainty remains over when the Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre will be completed and how much it will cost.
Benbow sentenced to at least 17 years' jail for murder
The Christchurch man was found guilty of murdering childhood friend Michael McGrath in what a judge called an "execution style killing".
Canterbury bar has liquor licence suspended after drunk patron dies in crash
The Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority found bar staff continued to serve the man alcohol despite his level of intoxication.
Principal dismayed over 'completely inappropriate' redesign
A college principal says she is horrified at what has happened to her school's building project - even though it is supposedly a top priority.
One seriously hurt in four-vehicle crash on SH1 south of Christchurch
Emergency services are responding to two serious crashes, within half an hour of each other, on a major highway south of Christchurch.
Closures, delays on major highways planned for next few weeks - NZTA
A suite of roadworks that will disrupt travel on major highways has prompted warnings for motorists to plan ahead.
Man who died fishing at Lake Benmore named
Anthony Otworowski, 63, of Australia has been named as the person who died at Lake Benmore.