Latest Regional Headlines

A 35-year-old man will appear in Invercargill District Court tomorrow following an arrest in Grasmere, Invercargill, this afternoon. Read more...

Queenstown’s light festival LUMA funds emerging artists with Gnome Project An award-winning light festival in Queenstown which attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year, has gone gnome-mad. Queenstown’s LUMA Southern Light Project, from May ... Read more...

Startup Dunedin has partnered with BNZ to launch a 'Startup Focus Groups'. The focus groups give early stage founders an opportunity to connect with Dunedin’s current business leaders and collect the wisdom, connections and influence of those that ... Read more...

Introducing the Auckland Beer Mile . Featuring 7 of Auckland’s top beer venues the Auckland Beer Mile takes beer fans on a walking tour through Auckland’s Morningside, Kingsland and Eden Terrace. Showcasing a world class array of breweries and bars ... Read more...

The Kakahi community have celebrated the opening of their new playground that was constructed by carpentry and farming Trades Academy pupils from Taumarunui High School (THS). Residents together with Major Don Cameron, Deputy Mayor Karen Ngatai and the ... Read more...

Keeping the community safe is best achieved when people come together from different sectors to have input, and that’s what’s making Safer Hastings a success. Read more...

Becoming New Zealand citizens fulfilled a promise Augesh and Adarshni Ram made to family before leaving their homeland. Read more...

A 44-year-old man has been arrested following an incident in Mossburn today. Read more...

A former trustee of a Far North Māori land trust has admitted stealing more than $1 million from the trust. Read more...

You may have noticed Wellington’s own car share program Mevo, or a cargo bike delivery service called NoCarCargo around your streets. But did you know they are both alumni of a program called the Zero Carbon Challenge? Now, our next wave of ... Read more...