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Best way to spend 12 hours in Gisborne: Sunrise, surf and cellar doors by the sea

From beach walks to best restaurants, we've got you covered.

Watch: Driver films van 'engulfed in flames' on side of major highway

A passing motorist filmed the blaze on Transmission Gully this morning.

Green MP Tamatha Paul believed she would die young: 'You just want to lie in bed in the dark'

The 28-year-old politician on living with invisible disabilities.

Finalists named for 2025 Deloitte Top 200 Awards

A new S&P/NZX 50 index debuts, giving listed firms greater visibility and insight.

Historic train and murder on the express to feature in Art Deco Festival

Up to 3500 people may be aboard for rides as steam train nostalgia returns in February.

Flights cancelled and power outages as 'powerful weather system' moves up NZ

Heavy rain warnings are in force as snow settles near Queenstown.

Winston Peters talks polls on The Country

Emma Higgins, Winston Peters, Kate Acland, Hayes Garland and Chris Russell.

'Too much milk for the market': Farmers can expect weaker milk prices – Rabobank

Dairy prices are under downward pressure from strong supply globally.

West Coast leaders warn councils can’t afford SNA payouts

Allan Birchfield says councils are too indebted to make significant natural areas payouts.

Biotoxin shellfish warning from Mount to Maketū

The warning covers mussels, oysters, tuatua, pipi and toheroa, among others.

Moo dunnit? Dog lets steer, horse into living room in Australia

Dog in hot water for letting horse and steer into the house.

Punctured lungs, shattered ribs: Warning after severe injuries in risky storm clean-ups

One farmer needed four hours of surgery after a four-metre chainsaw fall.

Former Hare Krishna barn sells after frenzy of curious buyers

Agents got calls from as far afield as France.

Bought in pounds almost 60 years ago, great-granny's lifestyle block now worth over $10m

One of the last big development sites left on Auckland's western fringe is up for grabs.

Mike Hosking misses out as Cromwell car lover's home sells for $2.1m

Three West Coast families snap up motorsport mansion after price drop.

Tony Alexander: That five-year mortgage rate of 4.99% will disappear any day now

Expect the banks to pull the plug on the discounts.

Tiny South Island bach heading to auction with $100,000 RV

Vendors have outgrown their two-bedroom crib on the Catlins coastline.

City icon up for grabs as owners switch their focus to $150m tower

Cowlishaw Mews was built 30 years ago to house award-winning chef's top restaurant.