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The man who murdered two Christchurch school girls by driving into a crowd outside a party, has been denied parole after a violent prison assault

The Parole Board says Sila admits he didn't use anger-management strategies learned in about 50 sessions with a psychologist. He's racked up more than 30 misconducts so far during his sentence. The ...
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Signs a construction turnaround's on the horizon

Stats NZ data shows 19-percent more homes were consented annually to May, than in the year before. Consents were up across the board, countrywide. Townhouses rose 22-percent, apartments 20, and ...
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Sara Foster has defended her dad David Foster's age gap with Katharine McPhee

The 76-year-old musician has been married to Katharine, 42, since 2019, and Sara has now launched an impassioned defence of their relationship, insisting people pay too much attention to their age gap ...
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It won't be just holiday makers benefiting from new direct flights between Christchurch and Vanuatu

The route's maiden flight takes off from Christchurch airport today, to become twice weekly. More than five thousand workers from Vanuatu travel to the South Island each year. Head of Aeronautical ...
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The All Blacks' 23 for the first test of the Dave Rennie era, to play France on Saturday, will be announced this afternoon

01 Jul: CEO Jack Mesley is more than comfortable with the new ANZAC Day test eating into the Super Rugby season 01 Jul: CEO Jack Mesley is comfortable having sixty per cent of Super Rugby teams making ...
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US Navy helicopter goes down in Arabian Sea sparking search for missing crew member

A US Navy service member is missing and three others have been injured after their twin-engine helicopter went down in the Arabian Sea, according to military central command autho ...
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Nina Dobrev has likened kissing Aaron Paul to "making out with [her] brother"

The 37-year-old actress stars alongside Aaron, 46, in The Get Out, the new crime thriller that also stars Russell Crowe, Luke Evans, Teresa Palmer, Danny Zovatto and Josh McConville, and Nina admits ...
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Jennifer Lopez doesn't view break-ups as a "failure"

The 56-year-old star - who finalised her divorce from actor Ben Affleck in 2025 - insists she's developed a philosophical attitude towards her love life, describing break-ups as a "launchpad" rather ...
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June Diane Raphael feels "honoured" to have worked with James Van Der Beek

The 46-year-old actress starred alongside James - who died in February, aged 48, after a years-long cancer battle - in Elle, the new Legally Blonde prequel series, and June has very fond memories of ...
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Former All Black Jon Preston hopes to see prolific try scorer Fehi Fineanganofo in a black jersey this weekend

Preston says NZR should put their money where their mouth is. The team is named at 4 this afternoon. 01 Jul: CEO Jack Mesley is more than comfortable with the new ANZAC Day test eating into the Super ...
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Ice is causing widespread disruption on South Island roads, with at least six crashes this morning

Fire and Emergency says people simply aren't driving to the conditions, and must remember ice is everywhere.
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Two people have serious injuries, after a crash in Dannevirke, at the Kumeti Road intersection

Another crash on ice-affected South Island roads has blocked State Highway 94, Te Anau Milford Highway is blocked after a two vehicle crash about 10.30 am 30 Jun: A person's critically injured after a ...