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Luke Street, 15, hopes to qualify in two very different events: speed ice skating and Irish dancing.

Christchurch mayor Phil Mauger has added his voice to the call for the city to investigate 9pm closing for off-licence liquor outlets. Audio

Flowers in public gardens are for everyone to enjoy and picking them just spoils it for others, the Christchurch Botanical Gardens director says. Audio

Helmets remain "strongly recommended" at the Staveley Ice and Curling Rink as it waits to consider the outcomes of investigations into a tragic accident.

It is the first phase of the $1.4b Public Safety Network rollout over the next 10 years.

At least 18 men are set to appear in court after 70 police searches into what police allege was 15 million worth of drugs moved around the country.

There might be a slight reprieve over the weekend, but MetService said it would not last long.

Falling production from offshore gas fields, along with low lake levels, have been blamed for burning more coal and increasing New Zealand's emissions. So will the government's LNG plan help?

Council staff recommended elected members support the status quo, saying the current arrangement was working well and continued to have the support of Papatipu Rūnanga.

The jury rejected Bailey Messervy's defence that he did not intend to kill Nigel Wilson when he stabbed him.

MetService has issued watches for the lower North Island and parts of the South Island.

The Hurunui District Council is seeking additional funding to complete the restoration of the historic Soldiers' Block in Hanmer Springs.

The site will become a "hub for high value proteins" designed for "premium" products such as medical and sports nutrition.

Heath Ling planted out a barren strip at an intersection in Woolston, but Christchurch City Council banned him from tending it - saying it is a distraction to drivers. Audio

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has touched down in Tonga for his first Pacific Islands Forum in the top job.

It will have about 300,000 solar panels and is expected to generate enough renewable energy to power close to 36,000 homes.

There are no other wild populations on the mainland as they're heavily impacted by habitat loss, disease and predation.

Some parents say melatonin is the only way to get their kids to sleep and the medication should be easier to get in New Zealand. Audio

Almost 70 percent of people want to be more involved in council decisions, but reaching the community to enable engagement can be a challenge.

A total of 115 people were in hospital with the virus as of Sunday.