Marcel may look a little different, but 'the shell with shoes on' is a deep thinker.

The woman was located on Wrigley Rd around 2am.

The pageant has previously been the subject of a TV documentary series.

The National Party leader has some fun before getting down to serious business.

Get that classic macaroon taste — gluten-free.

The boss told a worker he ‘did not believe in that stuff’ when queried about holiday pay.

There are heavy rain warnings and watches across a swathe of the North Island.

The winner shared the first-division prize with another player.

Taupō hosts geothermal leaders next week, as the producer of nearly 20pc of NZ's power.

The six-part series follows the disappearance of a young Māori woman.

A man charged with murdering the Kawerau mum has appeared in the High Court.

Three people including the shooter have died and at least five others were injured.

The previous draft included 9am to midnight trading hours for bars and clubs.

Barbara stopped living independently in only February.

Eyewitnesses have described being caught up in the chaos as a gunman stormed a building.

Gunman was wearing electronic monitoring bracelet when he stormed building site.

He says National would overturn the rule if it forms the next Government.

It's a family affair for Tūrangi-born Jackson Owens' new single with his brother.

‘Fake it 'til we make it’: Plan netted hotel with room service valued at nearly $1400.

Sport and club reports from around the Taupō District.

"We can never definitively say when an eruption might happen."

Third man faces a murder charge after a man's body was found down a Whakatāne bank.

Power is out in several suburbs until later this afternoon.

Taupō's Monday Walkers explore 15km along the eastern fringes of town.

Nathalie Macfarlane and George Taurua have the romantic dance of this year's competition

The nangs epidemic: Should cream chargers be banned for youth?