Consumer NZ says New Zealand is facing a "really serious" situation with insurance becoming increasingly unaffordable and potentially inaccessible.

A Dunedin man who allegedly caused a fatal crash in Port Chalmers may yet face more serious charges, a court has heard. The 24-year-old ...

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A family of four were saved from drowning by a man who was walking along the beach when he saw "a couple of kids in the water and noticed ...

The Sumner fire brigade is appealing to the public to have patience after its volunteers copped abuse from motorists angry about being asked ...

Enatel, which makes electric chargers for material handling equipment such as forklifts and airport ground support machines, opened its new plant near Christchurch Airport on Wednesday. The company ...

A pōwhiri is being held this morning as the Prime Minister and other parliamentarians arrive at the lower Treaty Grounds. The past few years ...

A child has died following a serious crash in a small rural town Canterbury's Selwyn District.  In a statement, police said they were called to ...

A child has died following a serious crash in the Selwyn District. In a statement, police said they were called to a collision involving a car ...

A pedestrian has been seriously hurt in a crash in Canterbury's Selwyn district. Police said in a statement they were notified of the ...

The Selwyn District Council has apologised after over-charging some ratepayers due to an error in its rates calculations.