Stories by Tessa Guest

The card ended up under two metres of ice, at the bottom of the ocean, 4000 kilometres away. Audio

A Wellington woman whose parked car was crashed into by a bus is furious at the response she got from the bus company.

Hundreds of international and New Zealand athletes are raring to hit the slopes in the Queenstown Lakes at this year's Winter Games.

There is a sustained spike in youth crime but a youth development organisation says leaders are missing the mark on the issues faced by rangatahi.

LGNZ is making a final plea for council candidates for this year's elections in what it's calling an "SOS for local democracy".

Some shoppers are already turning their backs on the big two supermarket chains, well before new moves aiming to reduce their hold take effect.

A group of Christchurch mosque attack survivors and their families have returned home from a pilgrimage to Mecca, known as the Hajj.

Christchurch City Council has secured a fixed price for a highly-controversial stadium.

Space lovers are farewelling an airborne observatory as it makes its final international visit to Christchurch.

Hundreds of people have signed up for a programme aiming to support Māori whānau into home ownership.

The family of five boys killed in a drink-driving accident say a two-and-a-half year prison sentence is far from enough to address the lifetime of suffering they'll endure without their loved ones.

Residents in a Christchurch suburb are considering moving houses after a woman was killed in a random stabbing on Saturday afternoon.

A community leader co-ordinating a response for the family of those killed in a devastating crash says there's been overwhelming interest to provide support.

Student side-hustles are on the rise, with markets to sell handmade products being held in backyards, unused warehouses and on university campuses across the country.

More than 11,000 submissions have been received in the first four days of consultation on the future of a stadium planned for Christchurch.

Christchurch locals have a tough decision on their hands about a $150 million budget blowout to the city's long-awaited stadium. Audio

A popular Christchurch primary birthing unit will remain open for another year after considering a closure.

A Christchurch tourist attraction which has offended customers for years is still running after delaying promised updates.

The Salvation Army says housing boosts in the Budget will help some people stuck in the 'catastrophe', but they do not stretch far enough to properly address housing inequality.

Work has begun today to resolve the smell of rotting material at the Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Up to 40,000 people could have skipped MIQ from November last year if the government had paid attention to top health officials.

A group of researchers from New Zealand at Scott Base have had a rare sighting of Arnoux's beaked whales. Video

The government has given a cash injection to the country's largest medicinal cannabis grower, saying it could become as successful as the wine industry.

Airbnb has called new home sharing regulations in Christchurch restrictive and outdated.

Commuters around the country are gearing up to make the most of half-price fares on public transport from today.