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Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins has pledged if elected in 2026 to resume SmokeFree Aotearoa, complete Dunedin Hospital's rebuild and said NZ would not join AUKUS. Video

Four people were flown to hospital by helicopter, with one suffering serious injuries.

The small sail boat was last seen at 9.30pm on Thursday at Boulder Bay, near Sumner.

The man accused of murdering Yanfei Bao was seen washing his car on the side of a rural road on the day she disappeared.

The government has ruled out subsidising any such launches.

Two people per month on average have been trespassed from the new library and civic centre prompting the council to introduce a new code of conduct.

The incident came as police continue to arrest gang members of patches.

One Christchurch councillor criticised the move, calling it a health and safety over-reach to require them on low, slow-moving floats during Sunday's Christmas Show Parade.

A person has died in hospital after being injured in a crash in Pegasus, north of Christchurch.

Sam Finnemore had been acting normally before he headed to bed on the night he died, a coroner says.

The facility, which cost about $16m to build, can treat about 640 young people every month.

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

First year students are being forced to go flatting as capacity in Canterbury University's halls of residence is at a peak.

The man initially faced seven charges relating to alleged offending against three boarders 20 years ago, but police have filed a further four charges after three survivors and several witnesses came…

Some Christchurch City councillors are under the belief money falls out of the sky, the mayor says.

The Transport Minister says the announcement is a "significant milestone" which will unlock land for housing in the Waimakariri district and provide more reliable connections to key freight hubs and…

The flights Tingjun Cao purchased from Christchurch to Auckland, and then to Shanghai totalled just over $700, a court has heard.

One of the fires caused extensive damage to a building in Woolston.

Tessa Bryant never thought she'd find herself in a bee suit - but she's now learnt all about apiary, and realised she can give anything a go.