A 10-year-old boy has died after being hit by a car just metres from his home in rural Canterbury after getting off a school bus. Read...

Jayden Mamfredos was lured to a rural Auckland property only to be “executed” for his kilo of methamphetamine. Read...

The council estimated a full year impact of around $85 for most residential properties, and about $500 for rural properties, which generally have higher valuation increases. Read...

For residents, it would have meant the nearest postal store was more than 15 kilometres away. Read...

Canterbury Rural Area Commander Inspector Peter Cooper said police maintained a highly visible presence throughout North Canterbury during the event. Read...

A child and an elderly woman have died after a landslide tore through a rural Papamoa property early on Thursday morning, leaving a house extensively damaged and triggering a major emergency response. Read...

A tornado ripped through a rural town in Otorohanga on Thursday night during a series of thunderstorms. Read...

Three other people were also injured in the crash in the rural town of Winton. Read...

Housing and industrial developments are driving rapid growth in this former rural supply town. Read...

Kaipara Coast Highway, Makarau, is closed in both directions and cordons are in place at the West Coast Rd intersection and the Kahikatea Flat Rd intersection. Read...