A three-year-old Canterbury girl who needs home dialysis to stay alive had four machines fail in a week - and there is no back-up option in the South Island.
The half-brother of Gore toddler Lachie Jones has told an inquest into the 3-year-old's death it would be "out of character" for the boy to have run over a kilometre on his own.
The Arts Centre has repeatedly threatened to force Christchurch City Council to take over the financially beleaguered hub if it doesn't get more money, Mayor Phil Mauger says.
A fresh chapter begins for the University of Otago, as it has unveiled its new $1.3m branding, featuring its tohu (symbol) and ikoa Māori (Māori name).
A three-year-old Canterbury girl who needs home dialysis to stay alive had four machines fail in a week - and there is no back-up option in the South Island.
A proposal to build a coastal bund to protect Amberley Beach in Canterbury from rising sea levels has received support from the Hurunui District Council.
Four law enforcement officers have been shot to death and four others wounded in a gun battle that erupted while they were serving a fugitive arrest warrant at a house in North Carolina, authorities say.
A 17-year-old girl is accused of stabbing her younger sister to death while they were alone in the family home, with police saying the "unthinkable" crime happened "completely out of the blue".
US President Joe Biden delivered an election-year roast at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner as protesters outside criticized his support for Israel.