Parts of the country are waking to below freezing temperatures in an unusually cold May morning. Read...

New Zealand`s largest electricity distributor is warning the country to hurry up with controls around charging electric vehicles or face unnecessary bills running into the billions. Read...

Temperatures have plummeted overnight for many with the mercury dropping to -6.3C at Christchurch airport. Read...

An average wait of 50 days for a bed at Auckland`s forensic psychiatric service the Mason Clinic, means many patients are held in prison. Read...

Labour Party climate spokesperson Megan Woods said climate change `know no partisan politics`. Read...

James Wheatley has been building up to this moment since he was 12 years old, with a show garden inspired by a sculpture he saw on Waiheke Island. Read...

Job advertisements have dried up by 30% in the past year, with the provinces among the most impacted. Read...

Opinion: It`s shameful that those facing the most difficult structural barriers are having to fight for their basic rights, writes MP Ingrid Leary. Read...

Former Timaru mayor Damon Odey resigned as a director of the town’s port after discussing conflicts with the council’s holdings company chairperson. Read...

From weekly markets to one-off events, the Timaru Herald’s busy chief photographer John Bisset can be found capturing images of people making the most of life. Read...