It's fair to say the third coming of Bill Tupou has been more impressive than the first couple.

Higher interest rates and an economic shock could be in store for Kiwis if US debt crisis talks fail.

Southland successfully defended the Ranfurly Shield with a gutsy win in the wet to beat Counties Manukau 22-14 at Rugby Park in Invercargill.

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Demolition work is being carried out on around 100 buildings in quake-stricken Christchurch's central business district red zone, but there is much to do and safety is top priority, says CERA.

Gerry Brownlee has slammed a newspaper report a decision about orange zoned land in Kaiapoi is due next week...

A parent in a low decile school sums up the impact of school food programmes for children in three words: "They love school."