7+ hour, 34+ min ago  (797+ words) People in a Canterbury settlement are worried someone could be seriously hurt or killed by'gravel trucks pounding their narrow residential roads. Gravel is being extracted from the Waimakariri River in preparation for the new $1 billion Woodend Bypass motorway. When Clarkville…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago  (357+ words) The news comes as the Local Government Commission continues to investigate a proposal by Southland's mayor to'merge the region's four existing councils into two unitary authorities. The entire process from assessing the request to a final decision and transition was…...

17+ hour, 8+ min ago  (563+ words) One business said the work in Kaikorai Valley Rd had cost them nearly all foot traffic, affected hundreds of customers and compared navigating the area to "a mouse in a maze trying to find a piece of cheese. The council…...

17+ hour, 8+ min ago  (563+ words) One business said the work in Kaikorai Valley Rd had cost them nearly all foot traffic, affected hundreds of customers and compared navigating the area to "a mouse in a maze trying to find a piece of cheese. The council…...

8+ hour, 56+ min ago  (171+ words) Lynda Kelly, 63, was killed at the Te Anau transfer station, operated by Waste Co, on May 2, 2025. It was understood that Ms Kelly had been pinned between a bin and a wall while working at the transfer station. The act states…...

10+ hour, 55+ min ago  (472+ words) Selwyn District Council-owned company Selwyn Water Ltd has opened public consultation on its Water Services Strategy, which runs until June 1. The strategy outlines planned spending and projected average household costs. For the 2026/27 financial year, the average household water bill is…...

17+ hour, 8+ min ago  (283+ words) King's High School year 9 student Samuel Riley, 13, has been working to collect 31 science badges as part of a self-led learning programme by the Science Award Trust. Students pick a topic that interests them, then work towards their desired badge by…...

13+ hour, 47+ min ago  (675+ words) Hayden Tasker was drunk, annoyed about life and motivated by anger toward police before he drove into two officers in Nelson, killing one and critically injuring another, a court has heard. Tasker, 33, is on trial at the Christchurch High Court…...

12+ hour, 40+ min ago  (418+ words) WARNING: This story is about sexual offending A teen was raped by a man she shared a pizza with after following him to his house where the pair shared alcohol before she became drunk and disoriented. A jury of six…...

17+ hour, 8+ min ago  (221+ words) Aaron Hawkins contested a statement by-election rival Jo Galer and city councillor Russell Lund made about him in a campaign advertisement about South Dunedin at the weekend. "I mean, it's pretty desperate and dirty politics, I think. "Frankly our community…...