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Canterbury Regional Council, known as Environment Canterbury (ECan), carried a motion to declare a nitrate emergency at its final meeting on Wednesday. Audio

MetService forecast strong northwesterlies gales gusting at 130km/h in parts of the Canterbury High Country.

The rugby league hooker is charged with supplying drugs to former teammates on a Sunshine Coast golfing trip.

The seizure was part of a wider operation that uncovered drugs worth $9 million being imported into New Zealand.

The man was seen bleeding from the left side of his face as bystanders outside Hobsonville Woolworths tended to him.

MPI has issued the recall for the Deep Brand products due to the possible presence of Salmonella.

In one of the two incidents, the Armed Offenders Squad had to be called to an address.

The former All Blacks winger says the record defeat reminded him of the 1999 World Cup semi-final loss to France. Audio

Media outlets across the globe mounted praise upon the Springboks and shame upon the All Blacks, after Saturday's demolition in Wellington.

A commercial fisherman has been fined $15,000 for trawling in a marine reserve last year.

A sesame paste sold in a few ethnic supermarkets in Auckland, Hamilton and Wellington has been recalled due to the possible presence of salmonella.

The Infrastructure Commission has looked back over 150 years of public construction to remind people how old some of our buildings and roads really are. Audio

The top retailer says 'there's no question' some mid-size and smaller retailers are on the edge. Audio

A child of fugitive Tom Phillips cautioned police of firearms hidden at the campsite where their siblings were later found. Audio

The charges include possession of meth and offensive weapons, after violence this week in Hawke's Bay.

The C-5M Super Galaxy touched down at Whenuapai airbase this morning, delivering components for a new aeroplane simulator.

Thunderstorms lashed Wellington overnight, with strong winds closing parts of SH2.

The car fire happened on southbound lanes near Grafton.

Many ski fields had to close, the lack of snow impacting not just the tourist industry but also water levels in lakes that feed hydroelectric power stations.

White supremacist Thomas Sewell is facing criminal charges. Audio

Police were called to the scene just before 6pm Wednesday.

The former prime ministers' attendance at the event - which also featured Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin - has raised eyebrows.

两位新西兰前总理与多国现任领导人一同出席了中国举办的军事阅兵活动，同时出席此次活动的还有俄罗斯总统普京以及朝鲜领导人金正恩。

Bunjie wipes, sold at Chemist Warehouse and Baby Bunting, are being recalled.

Emergency services are still at the scene of the crash on Kahikatea Flat Rd.