Hastings blaze: Police release name of boy who died

Peters scolds Seymour for 'talking out of his field' on Palestine

Cabinet has made an in-principle decision on recognition, though it won't be revealed until next week.

North Canterbury councillors divided on nitrate emergency call

Environment Canterbury voted by 9-7 to declare a nitrate emergency following a motion from retiring councillor Vicky Southworth at a council meeting today.

Auckland man jailed for possessing over 9000 child abuse images, videos

The devices used to store and access child sexual exploitation material will be destroyed by order of the judge, an Internal Affairs spokesperson said.

Strong winds fan eight vegetation fires across Canterbury

The largest, covering 30 hectares near Southbridge, has claimed a shed and is still not contained.