Stories by Katie Todd

Mayor Nobby Clark's casting vote ended the debate.

The money to be split among 12 organisations will equip volunteers, train specialist staff and maintain infrastructure.

Soho Basin - which is mostly for intermediate and advanced skiers, and snowboarders - will expand the skifield's footprint by a quarter. Audio

Santana Minerals estimates it could extract gold worth $4.4 billion from the site between Bendigo and Ophir.

The investment will add 12 new classrooms to Queenstown's Te Kura Whakatipu o Kawarau, which had repurposed its library for teaching.

The coroner says Lachlan Jones most likely ran away from his home in Gore to the sewage pond where he was found dead six years ago.

Leading earthquake researchers and modellers have convened to tackle how to estimate the size of an impending earthquake.

QEII National Trust relies largely on government funding, and its budget is set to shrink.

Authorities are urging caution as road conditions turn slippery and treacherous as a big chill bites. Audio

气象局表示，预计海拔500米以上的地区可能出现15厘米至25厘米的积雪，这可能会造成出行干扰以及（积雪）压断树木、电线的隐患。

Police recovered the 365 stolen pounamu pieces and boulders after tracking down the fossickers.

A Tekapo couple who have spent the past 50 years helping to track asteroids that could pose a threat to Earth have been jointly awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit.

A race is underway as two companies unveil their schemes to connect Queenstown by high-wire. Audio

Hine Taylor has been couch surfing for five months, wishing and waiting on social housing. Audio

Unprepared people are venturing deeper into back country, lured by influencers and websites.

The Ministry of Education has signalled it may pull the plug on free buses for eight Queenstown schools. Audio

People have reportedly been camping on some streets in their vehicles for days or weeks on end.

The four pups, born last month, are healthy, strong and curious.

Tensions between rival gangs spilled over at a High Court hearing in Auckland for a Head Hunters member accused of murder.

The Ministry of Social Development is declining more than 90 emergency housing applications a month because people have "caused or contributed to their immediate need". Audio

Staff had noted the girl, mistaken for a 20-year-old "resembled a child and may have a disability", Health NZ's review of the case has found.

One primary care clinic in Auckland said most patients would object to their data being shared, and there should be a national conversation about the system. Audio

A six-day hearing began in Auckland on Monday, with evidence from one of the plaintiffs.

TVNZ expects to save $5.6 million from the 48.5 full time jobs slashed late last year - and another $3.3 million by not replacing vacant roles -according to data released under the Official…

The number of people sleeping rough in the city is up more than 50%, prompting a plea for help. Audio