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The Tauranga MP says his private members' bill was aimed at ensuring equal voting rights in local and central government.

The Greater Christchurch Partnership and the Canterbury Regional Transport Committee have made their recommendations on the draft Canterbury Regional Public Transport Plan.

Dunedin's mayor says he's frustrated the building of Dunedin's new hospital has progressed slowly despite figures showing almost a quarter of the budget has already been spent. Audio

A coroner says the driver of the car was "too tired" and should not have been driving.

A proposed restructure at Canterbury's Ara Institute will result in job cuts.

Wen-Yang Liu, 24, has been named as the person that died in the February crash.

Christchurch's The Strip has been brought to life in a digital collection of photographs from 2000.

Dorothy Spotswood and Sir Mark Dunajtschik were also winners of the Legacy Award for their genorosity.

Professor Bev Lawton, a pioneering force for women's health, has won the top honour.

Police are responding to a crash involving a truck and a van in the town of Oxford.

The work, by artist Ghostcat, has gone on display at the city's cathedral.

There was a notable decline in advertising, arts and media, according to the major recruitment website.

One endangered bird species regularly crash lands in the town after becoming disorientated by street lights.

Car thefts from the start of the year suggests thieves are becoming more sophisticated.

A student used a pair of scissors to assault two teachers at a Christchurch school this afternoon.

A former nurse of a Christchurch mental health facility who "manipulated and groomed" a patient has avoided jail time.

Sixteen of state highways where speed limits had been lowered had been required to revert to their previous higher speed limit by 1 July 2025.

The Canterbury Regional Council said a response was underway to minimise the impacts to the environment.

Confidence was low across the country but no region was lower than Wellington, according to the Westpac-McDermott Miller index.

Nearly 100mm of rain fell in Banks Peninsula over 12 hours.

Part of State Highway 75 between Christchurch and Akaroa is closed due to flooding.

Prisoners must request services and are only seen in emergency circumstances. Audio