The report on Milford Sound also recommends closing the airstrip, which the project group said was in poor repair and beginning to flood at high tide. Read...

The US Justice Department has declined to defend Republican congressman Mo Brooks in a lawsuit that alleges he conspired to instigate the riot at the US Capitol in January. Read...

Councils and iwi working on a new district plan for the West Coast have been warned they can`t get away from dealing with significant natural areas. Read...

Minister announces a $20 million package for schools in the top half of the South Island, including funding for five new classrooms at Christchurch`s Hillmorton High School. Read...

A Central Otago teenager has been reported missing after she was last seen getting off a school bus on Tuesday morning. Read...

Shot man`s children wake in the middle of the night screaming about what happened to their father. Read...

Two men and a woman were arrested after search warrants were conducted in Maraenui. Read...

Hayden Wilde`s bronze medal win in the men`s triathlon at the Tokyo Olympics has delighted his coach, former Timaruvian Craig Kirkwood. Read...

The All Blacks Sevens team will play for a gold medal in the final. Read...

A runaway second half against Great Britain puts the All Blacks Sevens one win away from a gold medal, while Argentina and Fiji go head to head in their semi-final. Read...