Young trappers helping preserve biodiversity, a charity diverting waste from landfill and farmers leading the way with freshwater mahi are among the winners of the regional council`s Environmental Awards. Read...

The government seems uninterested in the problem, but there are many different people desperate to get cats under control - including a National Party MP. Read...

Two big political memoirs have hit the bookshops this year - but which high profile politicians are missing from the shelves. Read...

In 2005, the now-iconic New Zealand band released their first studio album, Based On A True Story. The tale behind it is now being told in a new museum show. Read...

The benefits of protein are pushed all over social media, but an expert says most of us are getting enough. Read...

The Garden City has been in full bloom the last 12 months, and the housing market is flourishing. Read...

A charismatic figure, Arthur Schaef dreamed of a place in the history books. But that was all brought crashing down to earth. Read...

Not the oldest in terms of date of settlement - that’s Russell. The oldest in terms of the people who live there. Read...

Badger hasn’t been seen since early November. “He didn’t deserve to disappear like that.” Read...

Marcus Good, a Corrections officer at Rolleston Prison, went on holiday to New Orleans. Now he’s behind bars, after assaulting a federal officer. Read...