Stories by Niva Chittock

Parts of Christchurch are off-limits for further housing development because the sewage system is full.

A Southland town is abuzz that one of its youngsters has pulled off a massive upset on tennis' world stage.

Covid-19 will now be managed as "business as usual", Health NZ says.

Corrections had not properly maintained prisoner files, recorded meetings or acted on information provided by mental health staff or other prisoners, a coroner has found.

Following staff consultation, DOC has also confirmed a merger with the Wairarapa district will also go ahead.

Central government will get more houses if it guarantees funding for local-led community projects, Canterbury's mayor says.

The Nurses Organisation says staff are being asked to pay it back money given in error.

A church is offering a reward for the return of $20,000 worth of stolen items.

Two crew members were rescued by helicopter and the skipper taken to Dunedin Hospital after the fishing boat hit trouble. Audio

New census data reveals the district with the most rapid population growth is in Canterbury.

A bill changing freshwater protection rules is prompting more accusations of the coalition government prioritising profit over protection.

The proposal doesn't address Akaroa's leaky pipes and will cost $100,000 per sewer connection, according to locals.

MetService has issued strong wind warnings for the Canterbury High Country, Fiordland and Stewart Island.

It has been a hard night for a Waikato community after a 'heartbreaking' crash on State Highway 3. Audio

A charity which helps reintegrate prisoners into society can now be named in connection with the convicted murderer and rapist.

The final video played in the inquest into a Gloriavale man's death was a tribute to his life, compiled by his family.

A former Gloriavale member has told an inquest that sometimes "it can feel easier to die" than to try and leave the West Coast Christian community.

Their family was also not allowed to say Sincere Standtrue was in heaven at his funeral two weeks later, his sister says.

Sincere Standtrue was often isolated, shamed, bullied and beaten at the West Coast Christian community, his sister says.

Sixty-one young people were involved in harmful sexualised conduct around the time of Sincere Standtrue's death, a senior police detective says.

A toxicologist has told a court he cannot rule out the possibility that Sincere Standtrue may have been huffing paint and other chemical fumes before his death.

Sincere Standtrue - who had worked in the community's paint shop since he was 15 - was found unresponsive and died in Christchurch Hospital in November 2018.

The inquest will examine the circumstances of his death and if the death was self-inflicted.

新收费标准7月1日生效，市中心夜间停车费为每小时2纽元和3纽元不等。

Meetings in cupboards in over-crowded Emergency Operations Centres, equipment failures and inexperienced staff - report after report into our emergency responses have found widespread failures.