Stories by Adam Burns

Parts of the suburb were locked down for several hours.

A Queenstown councillor is accusing her council of "secrecy" and underhand tactics over its plan of enacting emergency powers to divert treated sewage into the Shotover River.

A coroner says the driver of the car was "too tired" and should not have been driving.

A former nurse of a Christchurch mental health facility who "manipulated and groomed" a patient has avoided jail time.

Last week, the school was delivered 600 meals that arrived "completely frozen".

Gore man Bryson David Clark pleaded guilty to three charges of breaches of the Resource Management Act (RMA).

The ominous forecast has been outlined in reports released on Friday by the South Dunedin Futures programme. Audio

The new coach of the Canterbury Rams admits the prospect of an historic three-peat has been touched upon by his players ahead of their NBL season opener.

The company says it's trying to figure out if there was a "misunderstanding in communication".

The pair have released their first album in seven years.

"I helped pull the hoses out in my sandals," says a neighbour who saw black smoke spewing out of the garage next door.

Electric Avenue has reached uncharted waters a decade since its inception, and now stands as arguably the "biggest festival in Australasia".

There has been plenty of vibrancy and eclecticism on display, band tees, or attire influenced by club culture.

More than 70,000 attendees will converge in Christchurch to see almost 60 artists perform on the festival's five stages.

New Zealand-born Jordan Rakei admits he is "feeling the pressure" ahead of his appearance at one of the country's biggest music festivals.

Ratepayers will now be asked asked to provide feedback on their preferred model, as the council works to establish how it will deliver drinking water, wastewater and stormwater under new government…

"Whatever iteration it becomes next, I hope we do take into account what communities around New Zealand want," campaigners say. Audio

A land deal as part of a controversial waste-to-energy plant proposal in South Canterbury has fallen over.

Eight crews fought the blaze in the middle of the central Otago town, which destroyed the Roxburgh Town Hall, including its 128-year-old cinema. Audio

The level of housing supply would be insufficient as the coalition government also cracked down on emergency housing, a community housing provider boss said.

The outgoing Dame Sophie Pascoe is the country's most decorated Paralympian, and says her desire to be a devoted mother is a major reason she has called time on her glittering career. Audio

A transport safety advocacy group is taking legal action over the rollback. Audio

An urupā in Banks Peninsula will be handed back to local iwi after more than a century of talks. Audio

Unions and patient advocates have urged the prime minister to rule out coalition partner suggestions of privatising the nation's health system.