Photography is a colonial art form, historically feared by Māori people. Reed waka were essential for life in the south, writes Seán Brosnahan. The owners of this house relocated from a city where ...

Police have named the woman found dead in the Timaru River, near Lake Hāwea, on February 5. She was Claire Frances Connell, 36, of Australia.

Heart Eyes is a competent convergence of ’90s and 2000s-inspired romantic comedies with the contemporary slasher revival of the past decade. Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt has reportedly arrived in ...

Brassicas put in the garden in late December or during January will need protection from hungry bugs, and it's time to plant ...

Gene Hackman, the intense character actor who won two Oscars in a more than 60-year career, has died alongside his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, and their dog at home. Michelle Trachtenberg, an ...

Two of North Canterbury's district councils are looking to join forces to manage their water infrastructure - while one is proposing to go it alone. Every morning when Aaron Wilkinson arises at his ...

Mercury Energy is warning residential customers are set for a near 10 percent rise in electricity bills this year, blaming it on a host of factors including higher lines charges and energy costs. Data ...

The identity of a man accused of sexually abusing four boys at a prestigious Catholic college in Christchurch can now be revealed. Labour leader Chris Hipkins says Foreign Minister Winston Peters must ...

Tūhura Otago Museum senior events co-ordinator Jessica Hatfield gives a giant African millipede a kiss as part of Bug Day.

The Ministry of Primary Industries is investigating a complaint about the school lunch programme. The Cook Islands Prime Minister has written to Christopher Luxon after weeks of communication silence ...

Hundreds if not thousands of people are applying for the same jobs in the wake of last year's public sector gutting, a former senior worker struggling to find employment says. Police are investigating ...