Regional

Regional headlines with summaries.

• Rare whale caught on camera by Auckland drone

  New Zealand Auckland Region

  7 Jun 2016

  

  Footage of a critically threatened whale and its calf feeding off the Auckland coast has been captured on a drone camera by Auckland University of Technology. Video

  Rare whale caught on camera by Auckland drone

• Fire guts historic Christchurch building

  New Zealand Canterbury

  7 Jun 2016

  

  A fire which has gutted Christchurch's 152-year-old Risingholme Community Centre is being treated as suspicious.

  Fire guts historic Christchurch building

• Men with pistol rob Christchurch TAB

  New Zealand crime

  6 Jun 2016

  

  Police are looking for two men in connection with an armed robbery of a Christchurch TAB last night.

  Men with pistol rob Christchurch TAB

• Man injured in Napier not shot, police say

  New Zealand

  6 Jun 2016

  

  A man injured in Napier this afternoon wasn't shot as previously believed, police say.

  Man injured in Napier not shot, police say

• 'Unsafe' Hunua Falls under review

  New Zealand

  29 Mar 2016

  

  After two deaths in less than a fortnight at Hunua Falls, locals and the Auckland Council are questioning whether it should remain open for swimming. Audio

  'Unsafe' Hunua Falls under review

• Canterbury crash victim named

  New Zealand

  1 May 2015

  

  Police in Canterbury have named the victim of a fatal three-car crash in Christchurch last month.

  Canterbury crash victim named