Five people have been arrested following an incident at a property in Makara today. Police were called to the residential address at 1.50pm, after a report of a person being threatened with a firearm.

Marlborough’s harbourmaster team has been doing lots of extra training, ticking off recommendations made after a ferry ran aground last year. The Aratere beached in Titoki Bay near Picton on ...

A man has been arrested following the assault in Wainuiomata last night, which left a man with serious injuries. The 23-year-old man has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous ...

The case for rural representation in South Wairarapa will take centre stage next week at a Local Government Commission hearing. Rural residents Dan Riddiford, Jim Hedley, and ...

After a breakout year onto the Festival scene, Nick Robertson is thrilled to announce his sophomore solo comedy show Everything That Happened at Number 68. Touring around Australia and New ...

The Sargeson Trust is delighted to announce that the 38-year-old Sargeson Fellowship will from 2026 be known as the Ireland Wilson Sargeson Fellowships. For almost four decades, the Sargeson ...

Three people have been taken into police custody following reports that a person was threatened with a firearm in the Wellington settlement of Makara. The police said there are no reports of any ...

Mayor Tory Whanau spoke to a packed out crowd at the Waitangi Day festival at Waitangi Park in Wellington, calling for the government to shelve the Treaty Principles Bill, and to put a stop to the ...

It’s startling to learn that Wellington Water has made another request to the Wellington City Council for more money. RNZ reports that it has asked for an extra $37.5m over the next three years.

The search continues today for a Kapiti man who disappeared on Monday while trying to cross Cook Strait from the top of the South Island on a jetski. Coastguards from Marlborough and Mana are ...

A man was seriously injured during a street brawl in Wainuiomata last night. About 10pm, Police were called to a car park on The Strand after a report of people fighting. Those involved left in ...

Mike Pero is looking forward to returning to the Timaru circuit where his motorcycle racing career began, way back in the mid-1970s. “It all started for me when I turned up at Levels in ...