HNZ has removed artwork by John Middleditch from the walls of Dunedin Hospital and decided not to display any of his work in the new hospital following allegations of sexual abuse. An incident on the ...

Protesters have scaled the building used by an international weapons company in Rolleston in a bid to stop it establishing a presence in New Zealand. Principals from schools in the country's poorest ...

Police have named the woman found dead in the Timaru River, near Lake Hāwea, on February 5. She was Claire Frances Connell, 36, of Australia.

Residents around Queenstown's Park St are peed off about tourists using Lake Wakatipu as their bath and the nearby streets as ...

Two of North Canterbury's district councils are looking to join forces to manage their water infrastructure - while one is proposing to go it alone. Every morning when Aaron Wilkinson arises at his ...

Photography is a colonial art form, historically feared by Māori people. Reed waka were essential for life in the south, writes Seán Brosnahan. The owners of this house relocated from a city where ...

The Treaty Principles Bill will "whitewash" the Crown and Māori partnership, and "elevate the oppression of my people", says the daughter of Joe Hawke, who led the Bastion Point land occupation. A ...

As the Covid-19 pandemic brings the world into uncharted waters, Star Media journalists and photographers continue to report local stories that matter everyday - yours. For more than 152 years our ...

Hundreds if not thousands of people are applying for the same jobs in the wake of last year's public sector gutting, a former senior worker struggling to find employment says. Police are investigating ...

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