04:01 NZST Sun May 26 2013
A person killed in a shed fire in Kaniere is expected to be formally identified following an autopsy.
04:01 NZST Sun May 26 2013
Samoan Language Week is being launched with the aim of encouraging Samoan speakers to share their language with their communities.
20:50 NZST Sat May 25 2013
A 27-year-old woman is in intensive care in hospital after she was abducted and dragged behind a car on State Highway 1 near Tokoroa.
19:11 NZST Sat May 25 2013
Hundreds of people have marched across the country against the presence of genetically modified seeds fed to animals and foods in New Zealand.
14:47 NZST Sat May 25 2013
The tower of the Lyttelton Timeball Station will be rebuilt with the help of a $1 million donation from a charity.
13:43 NZST Sat May 25 2013
East Coast hapu Maungaharuru-Tangitu has signed a settlement with the Crown, including a $23 million settlement for historic grievances.
12:00 NZST Sat May 25 2013
Former Speaker Lockwood Smith is renting a $7500-a-week house in London as the government ponders the sale of the UK High Commissioner's residence.
11:23 NZST Sat May 25 2013
A group of volunteers known as Supergrans is closing in Christchurch after providing community services for 17 years.
09:30 NZST Sat May 25 2013
A man is recovering in hospital after being shot during an incident in south Auckland overnight, police say.
09:00 NZST Sat May 25 2013
The Cashel Street house where Christchurch teenager Hayden Miles was brutally murdered will be sold and demolished.
08:30 NZST Sat May 25 2013
A woman who took advantage of vulnerable Tongan migrants in an immigration scam has been sentenced in court.
07:34 NZST Sat May 25 2013
An early morning shed fire in the West Coast town of Kaniere has left one person dead, the Fire Service says.
04:03 NZST Sat May 25 2013
Modern Everest climbers, with state-of-the-art gear, now carry less than half the load Ed Hillary hauled up 60 years ago.
04:02 NZST Sat May 25 2013
A "wonderful private trove" of letters written by George Lowe about the conquest of Everest 60 years ago has been published along with his photos.
04:02 NZST Sat May 25 2013
A Christchurch engineer has been honoured with an award for his work developing a construction system using earthquake-resistant timber.
04:02 NZST Sat May 25 2013
Facts behind Everest adventures.
04:02 NZST Sat May 25 2013
The auditor-general says there's not enough value in her investigating Solid Energy at the moment to justify the burden on the company and taxpayer.
04:01 NZST Sat May 25 2013
Sixty years after Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached Everest's summit, explorers are left with few "firsts" left to conquer.
18:00 NZST Fri May 24 2013
Police are hunting a man who allegedly tried to sexually assault a 15-year-old girl at her home in Northland.
17:17 NZST Fri May 24 2013
The auditor-general says there's not enough value in her investigating Solid Energy at the moment to justify the burden on the company and taxpayer.
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