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A person has died in an incident at an ice skating rink in Canterbury, just a few weeks after a 13-year-old girl died while skating.

The IPCA finds district commander Bruce Bird's management style is 'no longer acceptable for NZ Police'.

Economic conditions are improving - everywhere, except one major centre.

A woman's passion for helping animals has led to an ugly row with her neighbour.

Warwick Isaacs, Rob Gilmore and Pat Dougherty have been appointed.

Analysis - The showpiece of New Zealand domestic rugby returns this weekend.

Emergency housing tenants will be subject to tough new rules in a fortnight, though they'll only start hearing about them directly from next week.

The government will not provide $60 million in taxpayer funding to bail out the troubled Christ Church Cathedral rebuild.

Analysis - Rushing through a model with a weak evidence base only adds to teachers' workloads, without guaranteeing to deliver the "brilliance" teachers and parents have been promised, lecturers say.

Principal inspector Graham Bates says their sympathies are with every family - but the four deaths in three weeks was part of a worrying trend.

The country's biggest one-day music festival will be a two day affair next year, organisers say.

The dry conditions are causing ecological concerns and pushing up power prices.

A US company that puts AI-enabled cameras on the front of buses to try to stop cars from blocking bus stops has entered the New Zealand market.

The Kaikōura, Hurunui and Waimakariri councils announced they will create a water services delivery plan together, once the new water legislation comes into effect.

An Education Ministry briefing to the government showed it expected to add 61 new enrolment schemes by 2025. Audio

It comes amid lingering questions about the project's financial backing, including whether the government will relieve an $85m budget shortfall.

The former Silver Ferns shooter is returning to her Canterbury roots.

Where do you see your community in 50 years? What about in 100? Those are the questions Canterbury's Selwyn District Council is asking its residents. Audio