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Mid Canterbury households could be forced to pay for water by the litre within five years, a councillor has warned.

78-year-old Elena Meredith, of Tasman. died following a crash involving a car in Stoke on Labour Day. (File photo)Nelson Mail Police have named the cyclist who died following a crash in Stoke last ...

Christchurch’s Scorpio Books had a queue outside on Tuesday morning for a new release that arrived late, two days later.

Wānaka residents are calling for a freedom camping ban at a popular lakeside spot, saying some visitors are defecating in the ...

The city council spent $3 million to save critical habitats and buy dramatic coastal landscapes for the public.

The market believes there is a less than a 10% chance the Federal Open Market Committee will follow up its 0.25 point hike in ...

Southland Sustainable Resource Coalition has put Environment Southland and Datagrid on notice of its intention to seek a ...

Southland Fish & Game councillors and staff remain at odds 14 months after an alleged tense meeting triggered a health and ...

Despite two weeks of evidence and eight damning verdicts, a large group of people continue to support convicted rapist Peter ...

One councillor wants accountability for the heat. Another says ratepayers won’t foot the bill and it’s too early to know the ...

The race to build AI infrastructure is creating enormous new risks that could threaten the financing for these giant digital ...