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On Waitangi Day, hundreds of King Country residents gathered in the tiny town of Aria for its 115th annual sports day. Some came to compete in dog trials, motocross and egg & spoon races. Some, like…

Nelson farmers affected by this week's fire are beginning to count their losses, while others in the region are preparing for the increasing possibility of severe drought.

They thought the worst had happened and that the charred growth extending across the Tasman region had passed them by. Video

Horse racing will be postponed in Britain until at least the middle of next week because of an outbreak of equine influenza.

Wakefield residents between Pigeon Valley and Arnold Lane have been on standby overnight in case they were told to evacuate. Video

Rodeo fans and animal welfare campaigners are at loggerheads over the future of the sport. Video

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will fly into Nelson today to assess the damage after the forest fire that's grown to nearly 2000ha, and prompted 182 property evacuations. Video

Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Darren Weir was handed a four-year global ban on Wednesday for the possession of equipment used to deliver electric shocks to horses.

Five people have been injured in a serious crash in Canterbury.

Several houses have been lost in Redwood Valley in the Nelson region in a large forest fire and people who are downwind of the fire must be prepared to evacuate at a moment's notice… Audio

The Melbourne Cup winning trainer trainer Darren Weir faces a four-year suspension after deciding not to contest charges against him for the possession of equipment used to deliver electric shocks to…

The Melbourne Cup winning trainer trainer Darren Weir won't contest charges against him for possession of equipment used to deliver electric shocks to horses.

Animal rights activists have staged a protest outside a Martinborough bull ride, calling it animal cruelty.

Melbourne Cup-winning horse trainer Darren Weir and two other men have been arrested in police raids.

Weather sweeping across the Tasman to New Zealand has set a second temperature record in the wider Nelson region as other areas sweltered near 35C.

It's been a cracker start to the annual Karaka sales, with $11 million worth of yearlings sold on the first day.

Thousands of protesters have demanded the abolition of today's national holiday showing a deep division over celebrations that mark the birth of modern Australia.

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Thoroughbred racehorses worth millions of dollars bound for Hong Kong have been stuck in New Zealand since July after an outbreak of strangles disease.