A Maine coon cat named Mittens became an accidental jetsetter this month when her cage was overlooked in a plane cargo hold and she made three trips in 24 hours between New Zealand and Australia.

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 Maine coon cat named Mittens clocked up some serious air miles this month after being left on an Air New Zealand flight and accidentally flown to Australia and back. Mittens’ owner, Margo Neas, described the events as “both distressing and unacceptable” after paying $1948 to have her feline flown to Australia.

Two years after her shocking decision to resign as prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern is set to publish a memoir. Crown, a division of Penguin Random House, announced Tuesday that Ardern's “A Different Kind of Power" is scheduled for June 3.

Three pilot whales died on Sunday, including one euthanised by volunteers, after a group of 30 whales of a range of ages and sizes re-stranded near the northern tip of New Zealand's South Island

Spending on Christchurch City Council's digital programme is tracking below budget in the half year to the end of December, but a significant increase in investment is forecast for the second half.

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.

Marsden Hotel Group, owner and operator for successful 4-5 start properties across New Zealand, has teamed up with STAAH, a leading technology provider for hospitality businesses, to boost the revenue-generating capabilities of the properties in its network.

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,