Tuvalu's high commissioner was in Oamaru on Tuesday night to meet the Tuvalu community to discuss employer and resident schemes, and it was a moment of firsts.
The previous government set aside $2 million on lapel pins to honour thousands of Covid-19 workers, and now the agency that paid is under cost-cutting pressure, documents show.
Highlanders coach Clarke Dermody has acknowledged he is feeling the immense pressure of the role but is confident he has the strategies and support to turn things around.
The company exploring a proposed gold mine near Bendigo and Tarras has requested a trading halt from the Australian Stock Exchange while it considers seeking more funds from investors.
Did you know that a group or flock of kākā is known as a ‘‘hoon’’? That is certainly the case at the aviary right now with South Island kākā chicks hooning up a storm as they learn to fly.
Josie Steenhart checks in with a handful of local fashion folk to talk about what makes a good pair of socks - and how to stay stylish while wearing them.
The Canterbury A&P Association's board is keeping mum after it emerged one of their own received tens of thousands of dollars to help secure a multimillion-dollar bailout deal with Christchurch...
About 500 trail runners will be greeted at the finishing line of the Skedaddle race this weekend by Island Hills Station landowners Dan and Mandy Shand.
As sea changes go, this is a big one with a North Canterbury couple to transition from high country farmers to blue ocean sailors, Tim Cronshaw writes.
China's ‘‘dictatorship’’ can be contained more effectively by defeating Russia’s ‘‘barbaric’’ invasion of Ukraine than by joining Aukus, Professor Robert Patman tells Global Insight.
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction for rape has been overturned by New York's highest court, reopening the landmark case that fueled the #MeToo movement.
Fresh clashes between police and students opposed to Israel's war in Gaza broke out on Thursday, raising questions about forceful methods being used to shut down protests.
Israel's military is poised to evacuate Palestinian civilians from Rafah and assault Hamas hold-outs in Gaza Strip city, a senior Israeli defence official says, despite warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe.