The original monument honouring the last full-blooded Moriori has deteriorated after decades of harsh coastal weather, prompting plans for a bronze replacement ahead of its 40th anniversary.
New Zealand
Sat, Jan 3
2:39
Tourism operators are investing in high-end accommodation and targeting overseas visitors for the first time, but locals warn the islands can only handle limited growth.
Fri, Jan 2
2:11
When 23-year-old Nikau Dix set out for a beach walk last year, he wasn’t expecting to stumble upon one of the most significant archaeological finds in the Pacific.
December 27, 2025
4:13
Residents of the remote community, 800km off mainland New Zealand, have long relied on diesel for electricity, meaning power prices up to four times the national average.
December 23, 2025
2:36
Stats NZ figures show the month of May was the busiest on record for New Zealanders returning from an international trip.
August 17, 2025
2:06
One of Christchurch’s most well-known hotels is being reborn as a Sheraton Hotel, part of the Marriot hotel group.
August 12, 2025
2:19
Georgia and Dylan Waghorn had been living in the Parklands, Christchurch home with their three kids for nearly two years before making the discovery.
May 29, 2025
2:30
Christchurch aerospace entrepreneur Mark Rocket will become the first New Zealander in space when the Blue Origin rocket blasts off from Texas on Sunday.
May 28, 2025
3:48
A New Zealand aerospace entrepreneur will be on the trip which will reach more than 100kms above Earth.
May 22, 2025
The $130 million project, named Downtown, will rise on the site between Manchester Street, Cashel Street and Lichfield Street, on the former site of Bedford Row — an area where every building was lost in the quakes.
May 10, 2025
2:10
With just four milk banks in the country, it’s a postcode lottery as to whether a newborn in the NICU can access breast milk, one neonatologist says.
April 17, 2025
2:17
Environment Canterbury has said the deaths occurred naturally, during the eels' annual migration, known as the tuna heke, during which they attempt to travel from the lake to the ocean.
April 5, 2025
Health NZ says the delays are due to longstanding workforce shortages.
March 12, 2025
2:26
Videos have been posted to social media by an intruder who broke into the under construction Te Kaha Stadium and Parekiore Metro Sports facilities.
February 13, 2025
1:45
Forty-one people died when a fire engulfed the Christchurch department store in November 1947.
January 22, 2025
1:54
Zelinda Doria says the long wait is taking a toll, while legal experts say the justice system is at risk of being undermined due to lengthy delays at the Human Rights Review Tribunal.
September 20, 2024
2:31
It comes after two incidents where armed men entered a bank and supermarket, demanding cash.
April 14, 2023
Letters have been sent to the 38 individuals whose privacy was breached.
December 3, 2020
A memorial was unveiled today to mark the anniversary of the disaster which killed 14 people.
October 24, 2020
There'll be room for fewer punters and socially-distanced tables for the premier harness racing event.
Sport
September 17, 2020
The 29-year-old Australian is now in New Zealand’s only maximum security prison.
August 28, 2020
The dioramas have been a permanent exhibition since the 1980s but will soon be gone for good.
June 11, 2020
It comes as animal protection society SAFE says they're seeing a trend of people mistreating animals considered pests.
June 7, 2020
The project features the works of 35 council residents, some who say art has saved their lives.
March 2, 2020
Stephanie Simpson's body was found on Friday.
February 16, 2020