Stories by Dan Dalgety

Some of the world's best acrobats, jugglers and dance performers are ready to perform at the World Buskers Festival in Christchurch, which began today.

A Christchurch City councillor is taking action to address growing concerns about boy racers in the city.

Stratford is one of two racing clubs in Taranaki an independent report has recommend should be closed down.

The police broke up a protest over water outside the Canterbury Regional Council in central Christchurch today.

New retail developments are set to breathe life into a not-so-shiny part of Wellington's Golden Mile.

There was a heavy police presence in the Lower Hutt suburb of Stokes Valley after a gang-related shooting last night.

A sea of banners and balloons covered Parliament grounds in Wellington at an anti-abortion rally this afternoon.

Eight ancient Chinese warriors have travelled 11,000 kilometres by road and sky to Wellington.

Residents in the Kāpiti town of Ōtaki are calling for change as it grapples with a meth epidemic. Video

The University of Otago is trying to identify which third-year medical students allegedly cheated in an end-of-year exam.

Top New Zealand actor Cliff Curtis has called for the film industry to put more women in charge.

Kiwi could soon be roaming through Wellington backyards if an ambitious project to kill their predators is successful.

Three new supercomputers capable of processing more than 2000 trillion calculations per second will enable scientists to carry out more research into the effects of climate change.

Job losses are expected if a proposed merger between the Wellington Institute of Technology and Whitireia Polytechnic goes ahead.

A historic timeball is back in operation today in Lyttelton, after it suffered serious damage in the Christchurch earthquakes. Video

Businesses, sports clubs and residents will be able to put forward ideas to shape plans for a new Christchurch stadium.

New Zealand scientists may have found a chemical that could reduce the number of redback spiders in the country.

The haphazard scheduling of cruise ships has angered some residents in the seaside town of Akaroa, near Christchurch.

A new state-of-the-art, multi-million-dollar library will open its doors to the public in Christchurch this afternoon.

A Christchurch business owner is calling on the council to use the city's CCTV cameras to deter tagging in the central business district.

Christchurch residents from Addington are angry about not being told about a diesel leak that might have contaminated the suburb's water supply.

The Canterbury Regional Council says it is prepared to stand by its definition that commercial water bottling is an industrial use of water, as the local battle for water rights goes to the High…

Some Christchurch businesses are blaming a lack of off-street parking signs for a drop-off in customer numbers.

The Selwyn District Council is seeking public feedback on new property rules to reduce fire risk, as it tries to curtail the number of annual wildfires it combats every summer.

Rental property managers are being accused of deceit, manipulation, and discrimination in a scathing new report.