A motorbike rider claims he was almost killed while riding in west Auckland when he rode into a piece of fishing line that had been deliberately strung across the road.The man posted to a Kumeu social media group that he was riding...

"It is now harder to book a walk on the Milford Track than it is to see Justin Bieber or Adele live in concert in Auckland," the Guardian in the UK wrote this week. While this might sound like good news to some (namely Bieber...

Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult says his council is set to ban freedom campers from the northern end of Lake Hayes and the Shotover Delta.Mr Boult said the ban was a response to the significant growth in freedom camping...

An 18-year-old woman has been attacked near an alley in Timaru. Detective Senior Sergeant Richard Quested said the woman was walking alone on Pukaki St when she was attacked by a male near the alley leading to Tekapo St at about...

The New Zealand Defence Force has confirmed a man fatally kicked by a horse in Beaconsfield last night was Air Force Squadron Leader Anthony Enright.Emergency services were called to the Kashami Arabian Stud on Benson Rd at approximately...

You never know when you might need a bottle of champagne, and now helicopter company Heletranz is offering delivery anywhere in New Zealand.The helicopter charter service has partnered with Champagne House Bollinger to deliver the...

Record numbers of beachgoers and water rescues this summer have left exhausted lifeguards "shattered" with no end in sight as fine weather continues.According to statistics released by Surf Life Saving Northern Region (SLSNR), the...

Christchurch's water will be temporarily chlorinated to prevent the risk of it becoming contaminated.City councillors voted on Thursday after a lengthy and at times fiery discussion to chlorinate its 56 pump stations until work...

Police say the investigation into two deaths in a house fire in South Dunedin involves several different versions of events and "a fair bit of rumour and speculation".Southern District Police investigations manager Detective Inspector...

The first month of this year is poised to be the warmest month New Zealand has ever had since records began in 1909.Preliminary data is showing the country's average temperature for the first 23 days of the month was 19.85C - more...

Green Party leader James Shaw has warned supporters to prepare to compromise and "swallow dead rats" if the party is to get what it wants in government.In the annual State of the Planet address, Shaw said he believed New Zealand...

Kiwis are known for our ingenuity, Number 8 Wire do-it-yourself attitude.We're also known for our own sense of humour that only Kiwis seem to get.When tourists land on our shores they are hit in the face with a strong dose of...

Police have confirmed one person has died following a crash in Bridge Pa, Hastings, between a truck and a motorcycle. Emergency services have been in attendance at the scene of the crash which happened on Stock Rd, near the intersection...

A 23-year-old man has been charged in connection to the synthetic drugs-related death of West Auckland father Calum Jones.Jonathan Gordon, from West Harbour, appeared in the Waitakere District Court today charged with supplying...