Katie Todd

The service on Lake Whakatipu will run hourly including until late at night and has been expanded to seven days.

The fires damaged a cell tower and two data boxes at Albert Town in the South Island.

"I'm kind of making fun of politics, like the election cycle... it's a bit of a circus."

But the power company is asking people to think of its proposal as an "insurance policy". Audio

From world champions to first-timers, NZ athletes are pushing hard for Olympic selection after a tough training season.

政治评论人士表示，最终谁能当选还要看选民手中的选票，而这些行为艺术候选人存在本身就对传统政治体系有深刻的讽刺意义。

As ballot papers land in letterboxes around the motu, some mayoral candidates are doing away with traditional priorities. Audio

Rees Management was fined for illegally selling recreationally caught crayfish and failing to keep records.

Retirements have created an unusual chance to buy two bed-and-breakfasts, an accommodation park, historic pub and the oldest continuously operating general store in the country. Audio

"You're essentially landing on the side of the mountain" - Mt Cook Ski Planes is the only commercial ski-plane business in the Southern Hemisphere, and the country's second-oldest airline.

A ratepayers group in Waitaki backs its district council's independent water plan - despite the mayor lamenting that he has failed ratepayers.

Australian company Santana Minerals intends to plumb the hills between Bendigo and Ophir for a $4.4 billion gold deposit.

The group was increasingly apprehensive about the change of providers in seven weeks' time. Audio

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his Australian counterpart paid tribute to Anzac soldiers in Arrowtown and took a scenic helicopter flight.

This year's talks have included the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and Palestinian statehood, as well as security, defence and economic challenges closer to home.

Kiwis' cash use has come under scrutiny. Audio

One of New Zealand's best-known adventure rides is celebrating six decades of adventure, iwi pride, and sustainability on the Kimiākau Awa. Audio

Tamed ferrets have been making short work of a long-eared problem in the battle against a rampant rabbit population. Audio

An ecologically significant Southland lagoon that has been plagued by algal blooms could be at a tipping point.

Corrections has continued locking suicidal Invercargill prisoners in rooms with no toilet or drinking water, despite being reprimanded for the practice six years ago. Audio

The bill proposes to sanction Israeli politicians.

Changes to a decades-long needle exchange contract have left a Christchurch drug-user and health expert worried the decision will breed distrust, potentially leading to needle-sharing.

An Otago couple have spent six years restoring a timber Presbyterian church in Kakanui designed by architect Robert Arthur Lawson, which has now been recognised as a Category 1 historic place.

Workers have been pleading for better parking because of unaffordable fees at nearby car parks and staff safety concerns.

More than 3000 Central Otago Lakes patients were admitted to Dunedin and Invercargill hospitals last year. Audio