Stories by Anna Sargent

A court has been told there is no question Lauren Dickason was severely mentally unwell on the night she killed her three children and did it out of love.

The cause of a boom that has shaken houses north of Christchurch twice in one week remains a mystery.

Christchurch's only 24-hour surgery was forced to close its doors for almost three hours on Tuesday night due to high demand.

Detective Superintendent Darryl Sweeney said recent imaging from borehole drilling showed the remains of two or possibly three miners.

Panicked parents have banded together to call for stronger action from the government.

In a landmark decision, a court ruled that four Wellington Uber drivers were employees of the rideshare company, not contractors. Uber's appealing that - but drivers are determined to fight back.

One principal says anything to make vaping less attractive was welcome, while another says more needs to be done to combat what principals are calling a crisis. Audio

One principal says anything to make vaping less attractive was welcome, while another says more needs to be done to combat what principals are calling a crisis. Audio

One principal says anything to make vaping less attractive was welcome, while another says more needs to be done to combat what principals are calling a crisis.

A detective has told a Coroner's hearing that John Beckenridge was in a dire financial position at the time he went missing with his stepson, Mike.

A crash expert told a coroner's hearing into the disappearance of John Beckenridge and his stepson Mike Zhao-Beckenridge it was likely someone would have been behind the wheel of their car as it went… Audio

Youth activists calling on the government to do a better job of addressing the climate crisis held marches across the country on Friday. Audio

Conservationists want dogs banned from Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai, a stop-off point for the bar-tailed godwit on its way to Alaska.

Secondary teachers across the South Island walked off the job on Tuesday, calling for salary increases that match inflation. Audio

The number of people living in Christchurch's central city is aimed to almost triple over the next five years.

GorseBusters 3 has everything- it's a slasher story, a nature love story and a human heroes story.

More than 1000 surf life savers will be putting themselves to the test in Christchurch over the next few days.

An apprentice jockey has been suspended for six weeks after a panel ruled she rode carelessly in a race in which fellow jockey Megan Taylor died.

A Greymouth man plans to lower himself into 2-3 degrees water and sit there for 20 minutes in an attempt to set the country's unofficial ice-bath record.

If you are thinking of heading to the public swimming pools to cool down- you might find the doors shut.

The petition was sparked after a city bar had to drop live music after a local resident complained about the noise.

The Rocket Man has blasted back to New Zealand to continue his final farewell tour, performing in Christchurch tonight for the first time in 30 years.

Animal rescue centres across the country are grappling with an influx of animals, due to the rising cost of living.

Some people catch fish. Others like Tim Riley catch cell phones, rusty nails, 100-year old drill bits, coins and whatever else is metal and lurking on the bottom of the river.

Christchurch will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its World Buskers Festival from today, with international buskers returning for the first time in three years.