Fires 'look suspicious' - PM
It's not clear what started the Port Hills fires but PM Bill English reckons it looks suspicious "to someone like me".
Counting our trans-Tasman blessings
7:00 PM Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull and Bill English are set to pow wow at a luxury Queenstown resort. So why should we care again?
Child killer to be freed
Lisa Michelle Kuka jailed for the manslaughter of her own toddler Nia Glassie to be granted parole.
Burnout for dead friend 'idiotic'
He said the burnout was a tribute for his drowned friend and to let off steam, but he got little sympathy from court.
Burned in front of his eyes
5:52 PM Devastated, Henry Reese watched as his Christchurch family home succumbed to the flames.
Suicide attempts 'disturbing'
Parents of suspected suicide victim upset others still at risk at hospital.
NZ brands that aren't Kiwi made
Pineapple Lumps and Jaffas may be on their way out, but what other 'Kiwi' products have already left our shores?
The Port Hills – a ruined landscape
It's only from the air you get a real sense of the extent of the devastation of the Port Hills fire.
Fires: What you need to know
Up-to-date information regarding evacuated areas, evacuation centres, advice, safety and general welfare.
Laser strike sparks search
Police and air force helicopters scoured Palmerston North suburbs after a laser light attack.
Evacuees can't get back
Miranda Newbury was told to leave her home immediately. She couldn't find the cats.
English checks on Kawarau Falls Bridge
English and Bridges visited the building site of Kawarau Falls Bridge in Queenstown on Thursday.
Cycleway a boon for business
Business owners in earthquake-affected Seddon and Ward welcome cycleway proposal.
Optimism for Pike River families
Pike River families leave select committee feeling like they had a win in their battle to re-enter mine.
Smart cameras to fight crime
5:45 PM A system of cameras that can recognise numberplates is being considered to tackle crime.
Bash leads to the big house
Fourth offender still on the run after terrifying incident.
Bank closure 'disaster'
ANZ Molesworth Street closure is "disappointing" for an area in need of recovery.
27,000 claims from quake
Over 18,000 claims for building damage and nearly 3000 for building and contents.
The rapidly changing river
Rafters on the post-quake Clarence River can attest to the old saying, 'you never step foot in the same river twice'.
Optimism for Pike River families
Pike River families leave select committee feeling like they had a win in their battle to re-enter mine.
Assessment figures skewed
Labour accuses Government of skewing numbers for surgical and medical assessments.
Leggett moves back to Porirua
Eight months after moving to Wellington for a tilt at its mayoralty, Nick Leggett has headed back up the road.
Bleak lesson from ebola outbreak
Deadly ebola outbreaks are a higher risk where deforestation changes jungle habitats, a Kiwi scientist has found.
Onslow whooping cough case confirmed
A student at Onslow College would have been infectious from January 31.
School boy banned from bus
Ten-year-old Timaru boy stopped from boarding school bus which stops at his gate to collect his brother.
Lincoln finances improving
University moving into "more sophisticated territory" now it has an operating surplus.
Radiology overhaul not so private
A year after looking to go private, the DHB is told to keep parts of the service in-house.
Seventh confirmed measles case
A child infected with the measles visited multiple public sites, potentially infecting others.
Assessment figures skewed
Labour accuses Government of skewing numbers for surgical and medical assessments.
Onslow whooping cough case confirmed
A student at Onslow College would have been infectious from January 31.
Women of Influence winners
Founder of Organic Initiative Helen Robinson took out the supreme Women of Influence title.
Making it pay the angus way
A Canterbury couple have found a way to make a small holding viable by breeding angus for the prime beef market.
Apples up to $6 a kilo
An apple a day may keep the doctor away - but they may also hurt your pocket.