New Zealand

Emergency services rushed to a serious crash on Main St in Gore around 3.30 on Saturday morning....

OPINION: Storky, a baby dotterel, is now five weeks old, which is quite a milestone when you live on a suburban beach and look like a bobbing cat toy....

REVIEW: This is the fresh, funny and fabulously conceived format we need in our trouble-filled times right now....

OPINION: While the nether regions of the North Island have got off lightly with the extreme rain so far this year, we in Manawat shouldn't forget recent history....

Jim Peacock now has the 'great release' of a coherent overview of his 1984 ordeal in a flash-flooded Grebe valley....

Stunning ocean views are guaranteed at these island resorts in the South Pacific....

Celebrating the imperfect looks a lot like liberation at least, from the ironing board....

Horse riders can now use a popular hillside track as part of a campaign to reclaim an historic route from Christchurch to Akaroa for horses....

OPINION: The button on an iPhone is clicked twice and a Visa card pops up. This is Apple Pay. A stolen card number has been loaded....

SATIRE: In one week, reporter Martin van Beynen encounters two apparently miraculous schemes that will let him retire in luxury. What could stand in the way?...

First it was monsteras and hoyas dominating the industry, now it's all about tillandsia and carnivorous plants....

The last place Jessica Smith, 29, expected to be 12 weeks after her baby's birth was hours from home having chemotherapy for a rare pregnancy-related cancer....

Postponed for a year due to Covid-19 restrictions, a small north Taranaki community is getting ready to party to mark a significant milestone in its history....

Children young and old will love these after school snacks....

The country can expect a "significant weather event" with strong winds, heavy rain and large storm swells, MetService says....

The Hamilton man suffered with severe substance abuse and two stints in jail before embarking on a "real spiritual journey"....

Struggle with the bat in England tests and the Black Caps might have to look at top order alternatives to Henry Nicholls later in the summer....

My namesake a whirling mass of wind and rain is heading for Aotearoa, but we're all culpable for the damage it could cause....

Some Huntington residents are concerned about public housing, but one agent says there's already so much around it's unlikely to hit house values....

WWII aviator Leon 'Pip' Piper has led a colourful life and he's still going strong....

These one-bowl cookies are relatively low in sugar but they still have great texture from the oats and coconut, and surprises of dark chocolate....

Ever wondered what it's like to breathe underwater?...

Scott Robertson and Highlanders counterpart Clarke Dermody both had reason to smile after some key personnel came through the first trial unscathed....

OPINION: It's not a bad time to invest, but it's a bad time to invest without a plan to mitigate the risks and hold your investment for the long term....

The first vehicle from Ineos is a proper honest-to-goodness off-roader. We travel to Scotland to drive it....

The British pop singer proved himself to be a talented showman, and didn't let janky loop pedal stop him from having the time of his life....

OPINION: An early election for the middle of the year should be on Labour's collective minds. There are some very good reasons for it....

Their agent refused to make any more boring real estate videos. So 10-year-old Harper Bush sang a song written by her award-winning mum....

A suspicious fire at a former school building that is now a place of worship is almost out with just a few hot spots left....

Gate and Williams overcome stuck chain and a slow leak at drama filled time trial nationals....

There are five categories to describe tropical cyclones, ranging from 1 to 5....

The latest forecast shows that the cyclone has moved west slighty towards Auckland, but the Coromandel will still get hit the worst....

Reports of a planned mass brawl called "Battle in the Hood" ended up being false, despite a heavy police presence ready at the Lower Hutt scene....

Southlander Jack Taylor is clearly one for the future after producing the matchwinning play in an entertaining trial in North Otago on Friday....

Clayton McMillan's Chiefs scored eight tries in their hitout on an outer field at Mt Smart Stadium on Friday, showing promising signs for the season....

It's barely been a fortnight since Aucklanders' lives were turned upside down, and there are fears it could happen all over again....

MidCentral's community health teams lose a long-term ally to the South Island....

REVIEW: This is a satire, a comedy, a horror and an instant classic in the bad-shit-happens-in-cabins genre that should earn it late-show cultdom....

McCaw and Cohen have a 20 minute lead going into day 2 of the tandem open male section....

Decades of combined driving experience were not enough to stop a couple of Stuff reporters flunking a practical driving test....

The website uses public information and has proven immensely popular, but the Privacy Foundation says it breaches privacy....

Michael Lamb finds plenty of reasons to visit Europe in the low season....

The lack of certainty around the cyclone's path means its destructive winds and rain could throw a wide net, emergency minister says....

OPINION: An early election for the middle of the year should be on Labour's collective minds. There are some very good reasons for it....

Cashed up investors are relishing the housing market downturn, but mortgaged investors continue to hold back, CoreLogic says....

A former British army sergeant has outed himself as the man who poisoned dozens of pine trees on council land in a small Southland town....

A Retail NZ poll has found 88% of retailers are disapproving of the Government's decision to increase the minimum wage to $22.70 an hour....

Only weeks after the storms and flooding in the Top of the North is in the path of the storm again. Here's how to get ready....

A survey finds Aucklanders want climate action, but still want to be able to park near shops....

A distracted gang member who crashed into a police car, as it was responding to an earlier crash in South Canterbury, was one of three Tribesmen dealt with by police in the region on Thursday....