New Zealand

Still relatively new to the sport, Katie Morgan is blazing an impressive trail in running hills and mountainous tracks ,and is taking another important step in her brief career....

Aircraft manufacturing giant Airbus has joined a consortium of companies including Air New Zealand and Christchurch Airport with the goal of pioneering the commercial deployment of green hydrogen-powered aircraft....

Jetstar has joined Air New Zealand in offering flexibility on tickets to some destinations which may be affected by Cyclone Gabrielle....

Emergency services are at the scene of a fire at a disused school building in Kingswell, Invercargill....

Industry experts are concerned the wild Bluff Oysters in Foveaux Strait may be of poor quality for the second year running....

Norfolk Island's 2500 residents are praying for the best - and hoping Gabrielle downgrades to category 2 before it hits, one official said....

Emergency services were called to a property in Fernside, near Rangiora in North Canterbury, about 11am on Friday....

The regional council has major challenges ahead of it including staff retention and managing a $56 million flood protection scheme at Westport....

Sixth extension is designed to give Vodafone TV customers more time to switch to new box or media player....

Get people to vote as soon as they can, and get a voter "for life", says electoral officer....

There's a familiar look to the Taranaki premier cricket Twenty20 showpiece, with perennial finalists New Plymouth Old Boys and New Plymouth Marist United making it through to Sunday's match at Pukekura Park....

Ki Tahu K Rnaka ki Murihiku representatives will join HMNZS Canterbury on its way to Campbell Island (Moutere Ihupuku) and Auckland Islands (Maungahuka) when the vessel calls at Bluff on Monday....

Rossi Cima has ticked off another feat from her bucket list after swimming across the "stormy, windy and very dark" Cook Strait in little under 11 hours with help from a feathered friend....

The refresh of Timaru Hospital's paediatrics' ward is complete with the new name gifted by Te Rnanga o Arowhenua....

The city council says Sonning Carpark is privately owned meaning Ngti Wairere can't get a recommendation for return through the Waitangi Tribunal....

Charging only some households for excess water use while 25,000 remain exempt is "unfair", says Phil Mauger....

Gale force winds, heavy rain and large waves are expected to affect exposed parts of New Caledonia and southern Vanuatu for a time from Friday evening through to Sunday...

Sam Parry remembers the huge swell of children at his first I Tri'd The Tri. And that his six-year-old self wanted to beat all of them....

Police and council are on the hunt for Upper Hutt motorcyclists intimidating Trentham Memorial Park users....

"They were pulling the sieg," brother of dead man said of angry conflict on highway that preceded deadly fight in town's main street....

It's part of a raft of measures to make the city centre more hospitable for residents....

Invercargill has received more rain in the first days of February than it did in all of January - but it's still not enough to ease the dry conditions....

A separatist group says Phillip Mehrtens is alive and well, and that they have sent Prime Minister Chris Hipkins a list of demands for his release....

Dr Samantha Murton helped launch a plan asking doctors to take charge of their own cultural biases. It was only fair she turned the mirror on herself first....

Parts of Cheltenham Hunterville Rd will close for nighttime repairs where the underside of the road has dropped away....

As the desperate search for lifeguards continues in South Canterbury, community members are being asked to step up....

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

Three months after their World Cup triumph on home soil, NZ Rugby reveal the man who will take the team through to the next global tournament in 2025....

Gina Rodriguez plays an obituary writer who receives advice from unlikely sources, while a new Spanish crime-thriller is making a big impression....

Impress your sweetheart with a special, celebratory meal at a fraction of the cost of dining out....

Gluten-free quinoa is a nutritional wonder grain, so this salad ticks so many of the right boxes for a wholesome summer meal....

Three months after their World Cup triumph on home soil, NZ Rugby reveal who will replace Wayne Smith in the hot seat....

A famous cherry blossom viewing spot provides a glimpse into the lives of a secretive sect of monks who seek enlightenment in the mountains....

Niwa's forecast for Gabrielle's track sees it likely moving down the east of the country, and Auckland might "barely escape" the worst of it....

Teenage star Dontae Russo-Nance is one of two southern hemisphere players picked for the camp....

Auckland Council landslip threatens home, desperate owner calls for action before cyclone arrives....

Some councillors say there's already a massive amount of restraint behind the 12.8% rates increase, while others are sharpening their knives....

Arps, who recently came last in his bid for a spot on a local school board election, tore into his probation officer in a raft of abusive texts about his ankle bracelet....

Clarkson wrote that he hated the Duchess of Sussex on "a cellular level" and a record 25,100 complaints were recieved by the press watchdog....

The storm has ramped up to a "severe" category 3 as it tracks across the Pacific and towards the North Island....

One person has died after being struck by a train at a level crossing in West Auckland on Friday morning....

A $12 pair of sunglasses from The Warehouse, Cotton On and Postie can offer the same, if not better, protection as pairs over $100, Consumer NZ has found....

The prize-winning author reveals the negative toll on her mental health....

Routine testing found the town's drinking supply had high levels of e coli, leading one school to close after people fell ill....

The regional council has trimmed its sails on a proposed 6.1% rates rise for next year, taking it down to 5.8% yet one matter is yet to be finalised....

She told The New York Times that she struggled through everyday tasks such as walking down the steps of her trailer. A wheelchair would bring her to set....

Niwa's forecast for Gabrielle's track sees it likely moving down the east of the country....

Scott Roth's JackJumpers earned a shot at a second straight grand final after toppling the Cairns Taipans in North Queensland....

Mngere resident Tuakana Tauiti doesn't know when he can move back into his yellow-stickered home after it was badly hit in last month's flooding....

Two men will appear in court after a vehicle stop resulted in police finding two sawn-off firearms in their car on Thursday morning....