New Zealand

OPINION: The people in my neighbourhood of Mngere will be some of the hardest hit financially. They are also some of the least resilient financially...

North Islanders are being warned to brace for rising sea levels and waves up to seven metres high as Cyclone Gabrielle approaches....

Flooding forces premature end to current Western Springs racing season....

Thousands of students are returning to Dunedin to continue their studies, but there is one habit agencies want them to break....

Foodstuffs, Countdown and Uber Eats are being investigated by police after one supermarket was found to be selling almost-expired beer for 67 cents....

Over the years, countless Kiwis have tinkled to the tune of What the World Needs Now Is Love....

ANALYSIS: Revered by his players, the new coach is a passionate figure to provide some needed stability in a transformative time for the game....

First comes Australia, the red-hot favourites. If there's no upset for New Zealand there, their clash with South Africa 48 hours later will be a must-win affair....

An elderly man who "stepped up" to help a petrol station attendant who was being verbally abused was punched and kicked....

Three prisoners have escaped from a van on Auckland's southern motorway and are yet to be found....

Three people are in custody after failing to stop for police in Feilding on Friday afternoon....

Wellington council said there was just a very small batch of the randomly dropping 15kg lamps. Now it is closer to 1000....

The cuts at the chemical "sniffer" technology company in Christchurch will affect 30 roles....

Crews were called to the scene at 1.10pm and fire investigators are working to find out the cause of the blaze....

Conditions of those injured in Burt Munro NZ Hill Climb Champs motorcycle crashes on Thursday have stabilised....

Maritime New Zealand is warning that during a tropical cyclone, "the water, whether inshore or offshore, is no place to be"....

Logan Poole said his life had been 'put on hold' after his car was stolen, and has no way to get to Auckland for urgent cancer treatment...

Fifteen motorbikes and two vehicles have been seized, six people arrested and 15 licences suspended as police follow the Tribesmen motorcycle gang around the South Island....

Vandalism of up to 25 road signs on State Highway 8 in South Canterbury has potentially put road users at risk according to Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency....

Expectant mums are being transferred to Hamilton and those left on the Coromandel are hunkering down for a weekend deluge that could potentially cut off the peninsula....

The vehicle went into water off Gore Bay Rd near Cheviot, an hour south of Kaikura, on Friday afternoon....

Validus promises investors huge returns but is not registered to operate in New Zealand....

It should be Valentine's Day year-round in your bedroom. It's time to clear it out, and spice it up....

A handful of people have taken ill and a local school was closed as a precaution after e-coli was found in the water supply...

REVIEW: Sure, he's just as irascible, irrepressible and irresponsible as ever, but there's an insightfulness and introspectiveness here that compels....

Natalie Lawrence is sure opportunities are in the pipeline for Michaela Foster and Milly Clegg, even though they weren't called up this month....

Organisers shift long-standing car show to new April date due to Cyclone Gabrielle....

Griffin's has bought Proper Crisps, but the Nelson company says it's "business as usual"....

English-born John Mack and Kiwi husband Zane Cozens came to live in Aotearoa 27 years ago by default. They've created a haven to admire....

A 10-year-old bichon poodle was left bleeding with huge bite marks in its neck after being attacked by another dog as it went for a walk along a new Plymouth street...

One of Brendon Karl Dean Harris' scam victims was a man whose wife was undergoing cancer treament....

Bailey is a very clever girl. The lost dog travelled more than 16 km to her former animal shelter and then rang the doorbell wanting to get it, a security carmera picture shows....

If an agreement cannot be reached, secondary teachers will strike for one day on March 16....

The proposed science and technology precinct at Port Nelson will not proceed after projected costs rose from $60 million to $135 million in two years....

On bail for sexting dick pics to a 13-year-old, a Hutt man then went on to try to engage young teenage girls for sex....

The vehicle went into water off Gore Bay Rd near Cheviot, an hour south of Kaikura, on Friday afternoon, but police said there were no apparent injuries....

A major South Island highway will have ongoing daytime closures as Waka Kotahi's summer roadwork projects ramp up over the next few weeks....

There's no "hard and fast" date to complete repairs to flood damaged Kinga Ora homes and Cyclone Gabrielle will further "complicate" things....

Work for three large safety improvement projects on Southland highways will see some roads closed for a few days from Monday....

Pat Benatar has also been spotted around Queenstown ahead of Saturday's concert before a crowd of 15,000....

Her teammates have been attempting to convince her to play another year, but Amy Satterthwaite's set to play her last T20 in Saturday's Super Smash final....

The iconic Ruapehu hotel is the latest in a long line of beloved attractions with an unhappy ending....

The speech given each year by the sitting US president is called the "State of the what"?...

Police are continuing to support the "numerous" victims that were involved in the "terrifying" incident....

A native brown teal, one of New Zealand's rarest mainland ducks, is recovering at Auckland Zoo after a run in with suspected botulism....

Reports of a planned mass brawl called "Battle in the Hood" has prompted a warning from police to two Lower Hutt schools....

Auckland commuter ferries were cancelled on Friday morning when a refuelling boat was late docking with a cruise ship....

Community concerns over crime - and solutions to it - have been discussed by metropolitan centre mayors meeting in Hamilton....

A video shows the 2-year-old boy being pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkey's Antakya....

Large teams are out in Auckland to get the city ready before the next severe weather event....