'Oh my god, they’re beautiful,' she said when she saw her new breasts for the first time.

Fears survivors of abuse in faith-based institutions will be 'ghosted' in redress system.

The search for New Zealand's best beach returns - vote now!

Temperatures forecast to reach 'laughable' 14C in capital tomorrow amid southerly pattern.

How sport helped a bullied boy find his happy place after a traumatic brain injury.

His legacy spans 300 years, he's travelled oceans, and he's on our 20 cent coin.

'They tried to bring him back and then get him on to the beach and resuscitate him.'

'You don’t want to spend your summer holiday in A and E.'

'He fades pretty quickly but he does his best.'

The man was pulled from the water but could not be revived, police say.

Thriving tourism, a focus on youth — and the end of homeless motels are on the wishlists.

We look back on serious court cases and a parole hearing with a twist.

Police have said he was evading arrest, but a family member disputed that.

Dogs and handlers graduate to boost force's frontline capacity nationwide.

Police were alerted to the incident at 6.25am.

'It’s important to find your passion as when you love what you do, you do your best work.'

Plus - we ask why one city, unusually, has no honourees on this year's list.

Local iwi offered condolences to the grieving whānau of the man who died.

The family disputes the claim he 'jumped in the water' in order to evade being arrested.

Sian Habgood was hit by a car while sitting inside a restaurant.

The man fled from police on Christmas Day.

Ngawai Clendon aims to inspire others as she heads to Antarctica with Inspiring Explorers.

The numbers show the hotspots for affordable homes.

The driver rammed a number of cars and a person before fleeing the scene.

It's been 17 years since Nia Glassie was killed. Now her killers want out of jail.

Toxic algal bloom warning issued for Ōkawa Bay, Lake Rotoiti.

'A piece of me will be left here when I leave.'

Three champions give input into the new Crankworx downhill track.

Iwi places rāhui on Ōhiwa Harbour as search for missing swimmer intensifies.

The hottest music festivals in Taupō, Tauranga, Mount Maunganui and Coromandel.