Helicopters, firefighters battle intense scrub fire in north Canterbury

Canterbury man, 94, clinches record for world's oldest waterskier

Bryan Murray earned the world record in Auckland last month – more than 70 years after he first took up the sport at the age of 26.

Police put the brakes on illegal chop shop in Christchurch

A Christchurch business owner has been arrested and faces accusations of deconstructing stolen vehicles to ship parts overseas.

King's Birthday weekend weather: Rain warnings and a surprise warm-up

A Tasman low is set to end one of the driest Mays on record, bringing rain, strong winds and unseasonably warm nights to much of the country.

Christchurch fire that killed mother and daughter not suspicious

Investigators say the Mairehau blaze began in a bedroom, with the case now referred to the Coroner.