Stories by Adam Burns

Wipari Henwood was one of dozens of New Zealand firefighters deployed in 2018 to help tackle a string of destructive wildfires in Northern California.

A local rūnanga says the saga involving a site considered tapu has been "incredibly frustrating" for his whānau.

Yixia Chen denied charges of neglect and possession of a drug utensil, following the death of an infant last year.

We ask MetService what you can expect for the week ahead and when summer plans can resume. Audio

The country's top run scorer in first-class cricket this season says he is beginning to hone in on "the formula he wants" following a dominant start to the summer with the bat.

A group of school pupils suggested there was nothing to do for young people in Ashburton during a Youth Forum presentation to the mayor and councillors earlier this year.

Nigel Wilson, 62, was found badly injured with several stab wounds at a Christchurch park.

The group will embark on the "trip of a lifetime" when they set off in the new year for a month-long journey.

The Salvation Army says it is committed to "honouring the survivors" of abuse and neglect inside the organisation, in response to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. Audio

Tributes have flowed for the barrister and climber, who died after a fall at Mount Arapiles in western Victoria on Tuesday.

原计划6周的庭审过程预计将拖入第7周。

The jury in the trial of Chinese national Tingjun Cao was dismissed for the day.

The new administrators of the Christchurch Show remain optimistic its slimmed down version of the show will be a success following a turbulent period for event leaders.

选择自我辩护的Cao在交叉询问环节称，证人给出的陈述"每一行"都是伪造的。

Chinese national Tingjun Cao is representing himself in his High Court trial after sacking his defence lawyers last week.

在交叉询问环节中，被告Tingjun Cao的提问与案件本身关联度不高，法官对此提出警告。

Tingjun Cao is representing himself in the trial and was warned by Justice Lisa Preston about the relevancy and repetition of his questions.

South Canterbury man Ray Bowman did not muck around when he learned that he - like hundreds others at Smithfield - was facing probable redundancy.

But the council is not ruling out further odour problems during planned remediation at the site.

A staff member at a Papanui vape store reconsidered selling the product as long as the customer "didn't work for the government".

There are concerns potential shortcuts could lead to "another disaster like the CTV building collapse".

The Garden City has shed its staid image and is solidly on the up. How did this happen?

An investigation into the Port Hills fire in February has found where it started but not the cause.

A fault at a gas field in the North Island earlier sparked a low generation warnings.

Respiratory disease costs the country nearly $8.5 billion every year, report shows. Audio