Adam Burns

The rescued penguins can't be released back into the wild, but they're about to get a new life at Franz Josef later this month. Audio

New Zealand actor Will Alexander is among the flotilla trying to bring aid to the residents of Gaza.

About 10 people had been camping in a car park at Holy Trinity Avonside in Christchurch.

Leo Darin Goodwin is subject to a preventive detention order for repeated serious sexual violence.

The Public Health Communication Centre briefing says environmental odour pollution has damaging health effects. Audio

The man told the High Court of a violent beating he endured from people looking for Anaru Moana.

A South Canterbury man was lured to a reserve and shot out of a tree before being hit with a blunt object, a murder trial has heard.

The man, whose name and occupation remained suppressed for now, had pleaded not guilty to a five charges relating to the possession and exportation of child exploitation material.

Although the 25-year-old benefitted from invaluable experience honing her craft on the court overseas, the period had been a testing one physically and mentally.

The fast-growing Christchurch suburb was snubbed by the city council in a programme to improve 19 priority footpath areas.

Andrei Moore says having to drive a few hundred metres down the road because there's no safe way to walk to the park 'is just nuts'. Audio

Meanwhile, a union delegate says the shutdown is "like going to your own funeral". Audio

The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists has confirmed its members have been voting since Monday on whether they will strike later this month.

The mother of a Christchurch teenager says she is scared of losing her son to the same condition that killed her two brothers. Audio

Leo Darin Goodwin has been recalled to prison after police charged him with breaching conditions by approaching teenagers.

Leo Darin Goodwin, 53, is accused of approaching teenagers under the age of 16 in breach of the conditions of the order.

A Wānaka couple accused of defrauding family, friends and associates out of more than a $1 million through a fake cancer scam are now facing further charges.

Christchurch indie-pop outfit There's a Tuesday spent 10 days working and performing in Seoul as part of a music initiative involving both countries.

The distressed scream of a woman rang out across a tight-knit Christchurch neighbourhood. Then a gunshot followed.

A woman was fatally shot by police after she advanced on police "brandishing" a hunting knife moments after her partner had been shot by police.

The death of a woman and her partner's wounding at a Kāinga Ora home have left those that knew them heartbroken, their pastor says.

The building was badly damaged in the 2011 earthquake and has sat abandoned ever since.

Orana Wildlife Park was found to have substandard animal welfare procedures after a review.

The education minister watched as thousands of school pupils around the country were put through their paces.

Fyfa Dawson cycled thousands of kilometres overseas, but was killed less than 3km from home. Audio