The New Zealand Breakers' inability to close out matches continues to plague them, after being edged 93-87 by the Brisbane Bullets in Christchurch on Friday night.

Ballantynes fire were missing, when NZME visited Bromley’s Ruru Lawn Cemetery this morning. One row of the memorial had been completely stripped by vandals. At least seven plaques from wooden benches throughout the cemetery were also targeted – some of which were left damaged by the removal process.

A person has been found dead in the search for a swimmer missing at a Christchurch beach. A man's body was found at Southshore Spit, where the swimmer was last seen on Thursday afternoon, police confirmed. Police said the person was believed to be the man who went missing.

Two years after her shocking decision to resign as prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern is set to publish a memoir about her eventful time in office.

For the first time in 30 years, the English punk rock band will visit New Zealand in April for a run of shows, starting on April 2nd at Auckland Town Hall.

Air New Zealand’s latest addition, an ATR 72-600 registered as ZK-MZG, made its first scheduled flight from Christchurch to Invercargill today. It was the 30th aircraft of its type in the airline’s fleet and is the first equipped with Pratt & Whitney PW127XT engines,

This is the 12th instalment of our 12-part cricket series, where we look at some of the most eye-catching and historic storylines of 2024.