Otago Boys' High School completed a stirring comeback to beat Southland Boys' High School 33-24 in the traditional First XV clash at Littlebourne this afternoon.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says do not expect any curveballs in this month's Budget, nor any bells and whistles, but he has reaffirmed a commitment to tax relief.
A 16-year-old was arrested last night after multiple complaints about a youth in Port Chalmers, wearing a balaclava and threatening people with a baseball bat.
Heating systems around the southern regions may get a workout this weekend as a polar blast brings frigid temperatures and more snow to the hills inland.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says do not expect any curveballs in this month's Budget, nor any bells and whistles, but he has reaffirmed a commitment to tax relief.
A warning for New Zealanders in New Caledonia or those planning to visit - contact your travel insurance providers immediately, in light of the civil unrest.
A teen on bail ordered his mate to shoot at police who were pursuing them, with the bullet hitting the bonnet of the patrol car and leaving the officers fearing for their lives.
The country's largest flume tank has opened in Nelson - where it is being used to test prototypes of mobile marine farms in a bid to help the sector adapt to climate change.
A Catlins family is preparing to celebrate the hard work and perseverance of past and present generations who overcame adversity to remain farming the same block of land since 1893.
Making a living from sheep and beef farming has never been harder and many farmers are in a "misery locker", Beef + Lamb New Zealand South Island lead extension manager Hannah Blakely says.
Gunmen ambushed a prison van in France on Tuesday to free a drug dealer, killing two prison guards, severely wounding three and triggering a major police manhunt.
A bus carrying farm labourers in northern Florida collided with a pickup truck and overturned, killing at least eight people and critically injuring eight others, authorities say.
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including councillors feuding over George St, Dunedin's future as a "Night-Sky" city, and the puzzling war against sushi.