Stories by Keiller MacDuff

The dams costs have come in at much more that initially projected.

Christchurch's Air Force Museum saw a 36 percent increase in visitor numbers on the same period last summer, which its director attributes to a rainy festive season.

Metservice meterologist John Law says a tornado is "definitely not out of the question".

The unsettled weather will continue over much of country on Tuesday, with parts of the North and South Island likely to get off to a soggy start.

Construction is set to begin in 2026, though the cost has not been disclosed.

The SIS has IDed China as the major source of foreign interference activities - and the police should take heed, Anne-Marie Brady says. Audio

The Bridge Hill fire is now under control, with drone teams up overnight checking for hotspots. Audio

陪审团经商议后做出裁决：中国籍男子Tingjun Cao谋杀华裔中介包艳飞女士罪名成立。 Audio

Outside court, Bao's partner said Cao's actions had "highlighted a profound absence of humanity".

The Crown alleges Cao stabbed Bao and buried the 44-year-old in a shallow grave - he claims evidence was falsified.

The health of patients could have been compromised, Malcolm Mulholland says: "Coasters, frankly, have had a gutsful." Audio

Plans to cut nearly 1500 jobs at Health NZ - Te Whatu Ora have been met with outrage by health sector leaders. Audio

New Zealand has declared a whooping cough epidemic, the fourth since it became a notifiable disease in 1996.

Aotearoa has the highest reported rate of family violence against women in the developed world, and experts worry that budget cuts in the sector are going to make the fight against abuse a lot harder.

被告Tingjun Cao在庭审期间继续对证人提出质疑，法官担心庭审进程或将延期。

Blood stains found at a Christchurch house matched the profiles of real estate agent Yanfei Bao and the man accused of her murder, the High Court has heard.

Confusion reigns as the nation's bus operators announce an indefinite ban on the use of bike racks starting tonight. Audio

While the quake wasn't real, the scenario was very much so.

Pets and their owners can tune into the country's first Concert for Animals tonight to soothe nerves during Guy Fawkes.

Hundreds of people across three regions will be responding to the aftermath of a major Alpine Fault quake in a civil defence exercise this week.

It comes after more than a decade of planning, fundraising, and construction with Dame Sue Bagshaw the driving force.

The 15 March terror attacks left a trail of physical and psychological devastation in their wake, according to a new study on the psychological impact of the attacks

One councillor says it's a "significant undermining of local democracy".

It could be months or even years before the full impact of the Smithfield closure becomes clear, a community advocate says.