Dunedin is "right to be outraged" by a proposal to downgrade the city’s new hospital, Mayor Jules Radich says.

Wellington Water's new chief executive says fixing recurring leaks is not a good use of money, with at least a break per day ...

Israel has rejected global calls for a ceasefire with Hezbollah, defying the US and pressing ahead with strikes that have ...

A person is dead after a crash in rural Canterbury yesterday evening. The single-vehicle crash, on Depot Rd, near Springfield ...

As the Covid-19 pandemic brings the world into uncharted waters, Star Media journalists and photographers continue to report local stories that matter everyday - yours. For more than 152 years our ...

For decades, their cries went unheard, but in a moment of long-awaited justice, five brothers stood together as their “sadistic” father was finally sentenced for the historic abuse that scarred their ...

A fine weekend looks to be on the way but it was a cold start for some in Dunedin who woke to a dusting snow on the hills today.

A massive power outage across most of Northland was entirely avoidable, a major report into the cause has found. Seven roles were retained from the initial cuts proposed as part of the public sector ...

Government ministers have confirmed job cuts at television station Whakaata Māori. Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Judith Collins has announced a merger of weather forecasters whereby Niwa ...

A massive power outage across most of Northland was entirely avoidable, a major report into the cause has found. Seven roles were retained from the initial cuts proposed as part of the public sector ...

Emergency services, including rescue helicopters, were called to Treble Cone ski field following a major avalanche on Monday morning.

The late Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed sexually abused female staff at his London department store Harrods, lawyers ...