After five months on the run, Henry the rooster has been caught - thanks to a honeytrap.

Henry the wily rooster dodged a bullet yesterday and had his deadline extended.

An Oamaru man was attacked by angry bees after trying to run from police.

It'll be a beautiful day in most parts of the North Island today.

Kurt Bayer went to the Gumboot Throwing Champs as a reporter, and left a champ.

Some parts of the country might feel hot season never arrived this time

A crowd funding page has been set up to raise a reward, after a brutal horse death in Burwood.

A terrible season with persistent rain, little sunshine and depressed prices is proving to be "the perfect storm" for stressed West Coast farmers.

The driver, captured in footage shot on the Crown Range, ignored repeated efforts to make him pull over.

It'll be as if nothing's missed a beat for many top shearers and woolhandlers, judges and officials as the 52nd two-day Southern Shears

Port Hills fire updates: Amazing images show the extent of the damage from the air, and just how close it came to some properties.

New research showing how efforts to keep pests out of countries are failing to keep up with the pace of globalisation means New Zealand must be more vigilant than ever, a biosecurity expert says.

Find out the latest details on the Christchurch wildfires.

It was a New Zealand and South Africa night tonight as the two traditional rugby nations turned their rivalry to the woolshed on

Most of the country can expect another warm, dry holiday weekend, but the West Coast is in for a wet one.

While the eastern region swelters in one of the most rain-deprived Januaries in more than a century, some western areas have been drenched.

What's in store for the rest of the country?

A severe weather warning has been issued for the South Island as heavy rain and strong winds bear down on the country.

Batten down the hatches, another southern storm bears down on the country.

A small Southland town has been completely cut off after this weekend's wild weather.

But the good news is that the bad weather should clear by Sunday and hopefully we'll be on track for some real summer feels.

Residents in parts of the country have been warned to brace for widespread flooding, slips and fast-rising rivers as the mid-week weather system hits.

How narcissistic are Kiwis?

If variety is the spice of life, this week is set to be a lively one.

Allegations of widespread stock theft across the lower South Island have rocked Otago's farming community, which collectively could

There is a severe weather warning in parts of the South Island today, where heavy rain is expected.

Severe thunderstorms - with marble-sized hail and flooding rainfall - are expected to hit the upper South Island today, MetService warns.

A badly quake-damaged stretch of State Highway 1 south of Kaikoura could be reopened by mid-December, says Simon Bridges.

South Island police are investigating the incident that occurred at the Paringa Salmon Farm Café, South Westland.

An out-of-town beekeeper who parked up in Westport to eat his lunch yesterday afternoon left a trail of angry bees behind him.