A number of Stratford families received an early Christmas gift this year.

Move your plans to the morning or inside, because Christmas in Hawke's Bay might be wet.

The person disappeared around 4pm yesterday.

Two people lost their lives on Northland's roads this weekend, prompting a police warning.

The night skies in summer on a clear night can be magical - so what is there to see?

The bloom off Te Awanga and Haumoana has been tested and the risk of toxicity is low.

Almost $250,000 has been raised nationwide so far.

Materials will be reused in Hawke's Bay and Tonga.

The school's head and deputy head girl were named at the whole-school Christmas dinner.

Some opted for a Kiwi classic.

Firefighters are fighting a blaze on Matakana Island off the Bay of Plenty.

There have been two crashes in the North Island and one in the South.

Several batches of ham have been recalled, just before Christmas lunch.

As the year draws to a close, Waikato Herald is taking stock of 2023.

The diver was airlifted to hospital in a serious condition.

The extension to the Taranaki rest home has 18 bedrooms.

Iwi representatives say the language on the Weeping Woman monument is offensive.

Everyone can play a part in Kiwi Coast's “genetic rescue mission” to help kiwi.

Safety on the roads has come a long way since 1973, but police are desperate we do better.

'Efforts are underway to remove damaged assets and re-evaluate the future of this site.'

Northlander Pat Millar took it upon herself to put flotation devices at beaches nationwide after Wairongoa ‘Magoo’ Renata drowned at a Far North beach Video / Michael Cunningham

After a heartbreaking drowning at Cable Bay, local Pat Millar decided to take action.

And that is just the provisional tally with donations continuing to pour in.

'Now I live a life that I thought only existed in movies or books.'

'I guess the good news story is the temperatures.'

Vehicles have been raced in the parking area, alongside burnouts and illegal dumping.

"We’re honoured and humbled."