Katie Todd

Fire and Emergency is warning hot, dry weather sweeping up New Zealand could bring an elevated fire risk.

Pilots and lobbyists want tighter rules for drone use, but those flying them say that first, the rules that already exist need to be imposed.

The Department of Conservation says kākāpō could breed in record numbers this year, with mating season off to an early start.

Move over Christmas ham and mince pies, here come Christmas tofu and lentils.

One of the country's oldest and most well-travelled pounamu hei tiki has returned home to Canterbury for an exhibition.

Animal activists are calling for a ban on greyhound racing, saying it is outrageous that 353 dogs were euthanised last season.

Canterbury Regional Council is standing by its decision to allow two bottling companies to export water, despite a case going against it at the High Court in Christchurch today.

More Canterbury residents are struggling to afford food than ever before - including households with two incomes, the Christchurch city missioner says.

The mayor of Ashburton says she is feeling heartened by a positive response to her town's labour shortage.

New Zealand has formally handed over a new vessel to Tokelau to serve as a small passenger ferry between the territory's three atolls.

A world-famous, 124-year-old telescope will be the centrepiece in a new international astronomy centre in Tekapo.

Invercargill's burgeoning cemetery rabbit populations are on "burrowed" time.

The notes of a 19th Century geologist have helped scientists to pinpoint the location of the iconic Pink and White Terraces.

Alcohol-fuelled abuse and assaults are just some of the anti-social behaviour that Canterbury Rugby League says is making sidelines unsafe.

The unemployment rate in Ashburton has dropped to just 1.9 percent, but employers say they are now dealing with a labour shortage.

One person is dead and two others have been seriously injured after a car and motorcycle collided in Christchurch.

Canterbury Regional Council is considering inviting public feedback in the battle over water-bottling consents.

Christchurch mother Marion Curtin says she was left sitting by her phone feeling raw after the announcement of the Pike River Mine re-entry yesterday.