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The number of deaths on the road this summer shows road safety in New Zealand going backwards, the Automobile Association says.

End-of-year results aren’t only for school and university students. Countries, too, can be measured for their progress – or lack of it – across numerous categories and subject areas.

Prize sheep will be sweating it out in pens, there’ll be farm machinery galore, quirky races and candy floss faces, the agricultural smells of hot scorched grass and the odd hint of dung wafting in the air. It’s the Whakatipu’s big Kiwi day out – the Lake Hayes Agricultural & Pastural Show at the Lake Hayes Showgrounds on 13 January.

One of New Zealand's first film industry stars and a child cancer doctor are among recipients of the country's top honours.

The number of patients seeking emergency medical help in Queenstown has increased substantially during the past two years putting pressure on health services.

Alice Robinson has rounded out 2023 with a ninth-place finish at the star-studded Lienz Giant Slalom World Cup in Austria overnight.

Testing clinics have discovered a dangerous drug being sold as MDMA in the Christchurch region, drug harm prevention agencies say.

Police have warned festival-goers drink responsibly and watch out for drink-spiking.

ORC is cautioning the public to remain vigilant over increasing reports of toxic algae in Otago waterways and is asking people to be aware that warning signs cannot be deployed to every site.

Brent Harbour talks to mountaineer Lydia Bradey, who in 1988 became the first woman in the world to climb Mt Everest without supplementary oxygen.

The tourism industry has been creating plans on how to prepare for the impacts of El Niño during a busy summer.

Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is encouraging residents and visitors to conserve water, as demand for the precious resource soars early in the summer season.

Walking across a tightrope suspended hundreds of metres above a lake sounds like a terrifying nightmare for most people. But for Gavin Alexander Lewis it is a way to focus and relax.

Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has bought 8.3 hectares of land in Wānaka for $3.36 million.

Innovative artists have been named winners of the LUMA Emerging Artist Programme.

It’s quite terrifying that this is the last LWB of the year. I’m sure 2023 only started a few weeks ago - I must be getting very old! I’m sure it used to take about a hundred years for Christmas to come round when I was a child.

Three high profile recreation reserves could be closed to the public at times this summer, when there is a high risk of wildfire.

Heat alerts are possible as temperatures rise across the country, with Ashburton expected to hit 31C.

Queenstown Lakes District Council continues work to stop the stink from Shotover Wastewater Treatment Plant. The council plans to operate an odour mitigation cannon, using a water-based fog to encapsulate smell before it moves off-site.