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It took the Prime Minister 45 minutes to walk less than 100m of the mall, with hundreds of shoppers closing in.

Scoopable cookie dough has become a sensation around the globe - and now it’s reached Christchurch.

The latest poll results were released on Tuesday evening.

Izzy Cowdell has walked for Louis Vuitton in Paris and appeared in Vogue magazine.

Emergency services attended a crash involving a vehicle and pushbike in the centre of the city.

A world away from New Zealand’s Wellington, another Wellington in South Africa offers mountain scenery and memorable wines.

Great food is only the beginning. Hamilton tour operator Vicki Ravlich-Horan takes travellers beyond the menu, connecting them with the producers, people and stories that bring a destination to life.

A once-humble Coromandel holiday park has had a multimillion-dollar makeover, complete with mineral pools, private hot tubs and Scandinavian-inspired villas.

A Blenheim man has again refused to be tested for drink-driving because he is “a Christian and therefore does not give out blood”.

Naisi Chen claimed to Chinese-speaking voters that Labour would “fix” relations between New Zealand and China - a pledge that is missing from party spokesperson Vanushi Walters’ speeches.

Any toys containing sand will soon require testing to prove they are asbestos-free before they can be sold in New Zealand.

Iwi investor strikes deal to sell its remaining Sanford shares to Japanese seafood company Umios.

Strong winds have caused damage and more strong winds are forecast.

Spring sunshine, street celebrations and a taste of Bavaria brought crowds out across Nelson Tasman over Labour Weekend.

The man vying to be the next defence minister says man buns “don’t scare anybody”.

New data from the Electoral Commission shows 68,944 people voted on Monday, nearly 3000 more people than at the same time the previous election.

Fans who missed out on the sold-out festival get a second shot, but only if they live in Greater Christchurch and win the draw.

Venues Ōtautahi says fans ran at full power for the NPC final, but still air and a 2pm kick-off left parts of the bowl at 32.5C.

Author Ingrid Horrocks says there has to be space for hope in stories. “I don’t know what the point of a story is if it’s just ‘it sucks, and then it was hard,” she said.

Labour is promising to help public housing tenants buy their own homes, putting $100 a week towards their deposits under a new rent-to-buy scheme.

After nine months of annual declines, rents have stabilised at $620 a week nationally. But with fewer listings and more tenants searching, the market could be heading for a summer squeeze.

Crews have been busy over the long weekend with three large fires across the two regions.

South Islander keen for a hot summer holiday - and Aussies desperate for a break from the searing temperatures of Western Australia - will be able to book a getaway with the opening of direct flights between Christchurch and Perth.

Lyndon Jack Seyb King abandoned a bid for name suppression at the High Court at Christchurch on Tuesday.

ANALYSIS: Pasilio Tosi and the uncapped Saula Ma’u are the key men in the All Blacks’ 36-man squad for Nations Championship tests.

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Mahesh Muralidhar denies the comment amounted to an endorsement, amid heightened scrutiny over politicians and candidates interacting with gang members.

Te Anau’s Libby Excell has had a serious few weeks on her mountain bike.

A young woman convicted of Jack McAllister’s murder in Invercargill has made “significant progress” in prison, but has been denied parole.

Police have confirmed that the cyclist died at the scene of the crash involving a car in Stoke.

A Christchurch cinema operator has brought Jaffas back with a nostalgic twist, celebrating four former cinemas through archival photographs and stories on the packaging.

A weaker economy and the soaring cost of living has slowed vehicle renewals, which includes EVs, said the country’s largest fuel import terminal, Channel Infrastructure.

The first property put up for sale by the liquidators of troubled businessman Bernard Whimp’s collapsed companies has sold at auction for less than its rating valuation.

A fire investigator is to return to the scene of the fire on Tuesday.

A car crashed into a power pole on State Highway 3 on Tuesday morning.

The cable car, Wellington botanic gardens, Zealandia ... the Hikitia?

The company’s 335-page IPO document showed its revenue growing rapidly, reaching more than $16 billion in the first half of the year, but it has yet to turn a profit.

New Zealand’s former prime minister will work with students and researchers on leadership, public health, civic trust and global challenges.

Eleven fire trucks have been sent to the scene over the past 12 hours.

Microsoft’s increasing spend on data centres to accommodate growing AI computing demand and supply cloud services to Anthropic, OpenAI and a string of other companies has put a strain on Microsoft’s finances.

OPINION: Generations Z, Alpha and Beta are going to need help. They will not have the easy time with all the advantages that we did.

More than a billion dollars went to private hospitals for publicly funded surgeries in 2024/25.

Dave Rennie has included a couple of new faces among a largely familiar lineup in his squad of 36 to conclude the Nations Championship next month.

The first residents are about to move into two major housing developments in the Christchurch seaside suburb of Sumner.

The arrival of four new classrooms at a North Canterbury school will spell the end of the remaining green space for senior students - and reduce a half basketball court to a quarter.

OPINION: Beyond Christchurch Central, Wigram and Banks Peninsula, the only other Canterbury electorate facing a genuine election contest is Waimakariri.

At Noel Leeming, sales went backwards last year, but profits almost doubled, and it's not the only big-name retailer making more money while New Zealand households struggle with the cost of living.

A Kiwi with lists of violent offending on both sides of the Tasman has been jailed for a 2025 assault in Timaru.

Te Tauihu iwi have sought a full briefing from the Government on potential LNG operations in their coastal waters, raising concerns about early engagement, environmental impacts and the Crown’s Treaty settlement obligations.

“I think it's quite funny that the prime minister is seeing a picture of my boob,” says Julie Haines, who decided to track down both Christopher Luxon and Labour leader Chris Hipkins.