Health New Zealand has welcomed the decision by members of the Midwifery Employee Representation and Advisory Services (MERAS) to settle their collective employment agreement. The new deal covers a 29 ...

A new permanent FBI office has been officially opened in Wellington, strengthening ties between New Zealand and the United States ...

Police are appealing for information following an aggravated robbery involving a young person in Burnside. The incident occurred around 3PM on Friday 18 July, near the corner of Kendal Avenue and ...

An advisory has been issued for all of New Zealand’s coastal regions after a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia. Officials have warned that strong and ...

Nurses in Christchurch joined thousands of their colleagues across the country in a 24-hour strike today, calling for urgent action on safe staffing and better pay. Despite rain, determined health ...

Civil Defence Emergency Management Canterbury is urging caution along the region’s coastline following the magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Kamchatka, Russia, at 11.25am today. The National ...

Longtime community board member David Cartwright has announced his candidacy for the Fendalton Ward seat on Christchurch City Council in the upcoming local body elections. Cartwright, who has served ...

Former Christchurch City Councillor James Daniels has announced he is withdrawing from the race for the Coastal Ward in the upcoming local body elections. In a message shared on Facebook, Daniels said ...

A national tsunami advisory remains in place for all coastal regions of New Zealand following a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia, at 11.25am today. No further ...

Fendalton Councillor James Gough has announced he will not seek re-election in October, bringing to an end a 15-year political career that began just months before the devastating 2011 Canterbury ...

State Highway 1 near Cheviot in North Canterbury has reopened following a truck crash that closed the road for several hours this morning. Emergency services were called to Domett Road about 8.10am ...

More than 36,000 Health New Zealand nurses, midwives, and healthcare assistants will walk off the job tomorrow in a nationwide 24-hour strike. The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) said ...