Several helicopters and firefighter crews were called to a fire in the Whanganui District and another one in Kerikeri ...

Firework bans have been issued at two visitor destinations in South Canterbury, as firefighters brace for summer. Fire and ...

A disastrous seven-minute spell proved costly, as Wellington Phoenix slumped to a 3-1 loss to the Newcastle Jets in their ...

A crowd-safety researcher says urging people to stay calm and wait for instructions during emergencies has delayed ...

In its penultimate sitting block of the year, Parliament was in urgency debating 12 bills, but the most controversial were ...

A homicide investigation has been launched, after police found a man dead at a Tauranga address late Sunday morning. Police ...

The Ministry of Education says it contacted schools where auditors identified financial problems, but did not formally ...

Lured by the prospect of work, a Kenyan runner captured in Ukraine said he did not know he was joining Russia's armed forces.

Fire and Emergency said more than 20 firefighters and two helicopters were tackling the blaze that started in the bush area along Fairy Pools Lane about 3.25pm. The fire was initially across an area ...

TV reviewer Karl Puschmann joins us now to share his top TV picks - and it's been a great year on the small screen - with too ...

Tamaki Makaurau contemporary artist, Peata Larkin is known for her work which often explores the intersection of pattern, ...

Come January, the top Elvis impersonators from Australasia will descend on New South Wales to battle for the title of the ...