A lot of work goes into maintaining neighbourhood community food pantries across Christchurch - so it's upsetting for volunteers to find non-food items and rubbish dumped in them.
Within commuting distance from Christchurch, Amberley is badly in need of more houses, but growth is being held back by rules to protect the surrounding agricultural land.
A Dunedin kickboxer is reassessing his future in the sport after his opponent and friend ended up in intensive care with a serious brain bleed following a bout in Balclutha at the weekend.
An Interislander passenger has won compensation over a ferry breakdown last year, with the Disputes Tribunal finding the service was "not fit for purpose."
Each morning for a fortnight Kaiapoi cyclist Bruce Milsom has donned his one set of riding clothes and prepared his tired 63-year-old body for more hours in the bike saddle.
Two young Christchurch runners will have to wait until next month to see if they have made the New Zealand team for the junior world championships in Peru in August.
The White Ferns have snatched a last-gasp three-run T20 international win against England after a late batting collapse by the visitors at Saxton Oval in Nelson.
A massive cargo ship has smashed into a bridge while sailing out of Baltimore, sending cars and people into the river below and closing one of the busiest ports on the US Eastern Seaboard.
The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas after the United States abstained from the vote,...