Embattled businessman Bernard Whimp has claimed in court that he is too poor to pay a former worker more than $65,000 from an employment dispute, and may even face bankruptcy. His only income was a ...

A devoted fan of Phar Lap is adamant the racing great’s death was caused by an accidental overdose of arsenic delivered by an intoxicated Australian vet.

Dress hire businesses say dirty and damaged returns are becoming more common, leaving owners with costly repairs and some ...

A 19-year-old man has been charged after a stolen vehicle fled police, was spiked and continued driving through Christchurch ...

A man is facing numerous charges after allegedly driving a luxury rental car through a paddock to evade police, and prompting an Armed Offenders Squad response in Timaru.

Kirsty Lay, a New Zealand born supermodel who went international in the 80s, has died, aged 64. Kirsty Lay, the Christchurch ...

First it was Marque, then Rendezvous, then Fable. Now the hotel in Christchurch’s tallest building is known as Mövenpick.

For eight months, the Comanchero Motorcycle Club pumped millions of dollars of methamphetamine and cocaine into the South ...

Earlier this month, the company was ordered to cease receiving further carcasses, cease preprocessing carcasses, and cease all unlawful discharges of contaminants. “I have no other choice,” Zhi, who ...

For months, two-thirds of Cuba had no electricity at night. Some neighbourhoods in the capital Havana have been without running water for more than two weeks. Transportation is scarce and eggs, bread ...

It’s not specifically written in the job description, but nevertheless, museum curators can find themselves carefully ...

A 43-year-old poster has been unearthed to be the perfect promotional accompaniment for a special one-off screening of the Phar Lap movie.