Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell has won support from fellow Bay of Plenty mayors for a proposed regional taskforce to address ...

Burnside residents have been told to evacuate and stay away from Sheffield Cr after a "concerning substance" was found. Photo / Supplied Cordons were placed around a road in the Christchurch suburb of ...

The Royal New Zealand Air Force Black Falcons aerobatics team will be in formation action over Gisborne as part of a North Island mission this weekend. The Royal New Zealand Air Force Black Falcons ...

A worker with over 20 years at Heinz Wattie’s in Hastings says morale at the factory is the lowest they’ve seen. On Wednesday, Heinz Wattie’s announced proposed changes to operations in New Zealand ...

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found Gisborne police were justified in using Tasers, a police dog and head strikes to arrest a man, who suffered a severed artery as a result. The ...

Fire crews have rushed to the University of Auckland after a blaze broke out in a law school building at the central city campus. Fire and Emergency New Zealand said crews were notified of a fire in ...

A handful of Green MPs have been ranked so far down a draft party list that their return to Parliament will be at risk if they stay there and current polling is replicated at the November election.

It's important to keep up with vision checks with an optometrist or ophthalmologist to help monitor for conditions like macular degeneration. Macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in ...

A High Court jury today found Michael Scott Rodger guilty of murdering Christchurch father Richard Leman. The 49-year-old shot Leman dead at a Rangiora house, then decapitated and dismembered him.

A rural training hub will be started in Wairoa to retain and attract workers to the district to grow the frontline health workforce. Associate Health Minister Matt Doocey was in Wairoa today and said ...

The Weet-Bix Tryathlon is in its 33rd year and has become a staple event for Kiwi kids.

Community group Environment, Community, Health Onerahi (Echo) took its case to the Environment Court after emergency rescue helicopter flights moved to Whangārei Airport. Echo me ...