A horse has been injured in a collision with a car in Christchurch this morning.A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesman said they were called to the incident on Kainga Rd at about 6.45am on Tuesday.A St John spokesman said one person…

Armed police swooped in on a house in West Auckland after reports of gunshots going off before a man was heard screaming. Up to 15 police officers and several squad cars converged on an area in Henderson Valley after reports of…

The body of a missing toddler has been discovered in a dam at a large rural property in Queensland's Western Darling Downs region.

Two-year-old Ruby went missing yesterday afternoon on a 1500-hectare rural property in Tara.

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Her sudden disappearance sparked a major search operation with assistance from sniffer dogs and local members of the community before the grim discovery was made after 1am today.

Her death is not being treated as suspicious.

A report will be prepared for the coroner.

By RNZ Giving Māori a place at the table of local government decision makers has taken another step, but debate over Māori wards is still fierce.”What’s happening in Māori politics is fascinatingly complex and…

An elderly woman who tripped and fell in Green Island’s main street yesterday waited an hour and a-half for an ambulance.A caller to the Otago Daily Times about noon said the woman, who was covered in blankets and being attended…

Just over 48 per cent of voters supported legalising cannabis in a referendum held last year.Now, a poll conducted by market research firm UMR for the Helen Clark Foundation found 20 per cent of those who voted against it did think…

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A murderer who took 16 years to be brought to justice has been released from prison to the outrage of his victim’s family.Jarrod Allan Mangels, 48, was yesterday granted parole after spending 17 years behind bars for strangling…

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Companies selling snacks and fast food have been accused of “Covid-washing” by pushing their products on the back of New Zealand’s national lockdown.Companies singled out in the University of Auckland study have defended their marketing,…