A person walks through Primrose Hill, in north London, as temperatures reach up to 33C in parts of the UK on August 9, 2026.Ben Whitley / PA via AP ANALYSIS: After a baking summer, reports from the ...

The Bike Station on Vanguard St has gone into voluntary liquidation.MARTIN DE RUYTER / Nelson Mail Nelson bicycle shop The Bike Station has gone into voluntary liquidation with its owners pointing to ...

Police have arrested a 19-year-old man who allegedly rode a motorbike at more than three times the speed limit on Christchurch’s Southern Motorway. Police said the man had repeatedly driven ...

Westport residents are facing hundreds of dollars in extra annual rates to fund a flood protection scheme that will offer less protection than originally promised. West Coast Regional councillors ...

Tim Frank, left, says InterCity’s new age restrictions will make it harder for his children to visit grandparents. Pictured with Sebastian, 6, Leonilda Frank, Jonathan, 10, and Tikva, 12.Alden ...

Screengrabs from Christchurch filmmaker Cody Packer's documentary on a reclusive West Coast religious community, Gloriavale, which will be shown at the Chicago International Film Festival in October.

As much of the South Island prepares for a winter storm, the temperature dial in Timaru is expected to plummet from a record 22.6C high on Tuesday to an overnight low of 2C on Thursday morning. The ...

Residents stand where the five-metre Māori pou sculpture is set to be installed at the Glenduan Reserve. They are in support of the project. From left: Gail Tresidder; Michael James Nicola Newnham; ...

A patch of vegetation has been burning beside the Kaiapoi motorway since Tuesday night.Kai Schwoerer / The Press Firefighters are tackling a large patch of vegetation that is on fire next to Kaiapoi ...

A photo taken by Charlie Hobbs on August 17 following the basal calving event at the Tasman Glacier.Charlie Hobbs / Supplied A massive surge of icebergs into Tasman Glacier Terminal Lake is expected ...

Unstable snow and incoming torrential rain have prompted a precautionary closure of Southland’s notoriously avalanche-prone Milford Road on Wednesday. MetService is forecasting that a slow-moving low ...

Buchan Rd in Sydendham, Christchurch, was closed for a period on Monday due to a chemical incident. A man was taken to hospital after being left struggling to breathe from a chemical incident at a ...