Most of those using Government fund to leave Auckland have settled down.

A man is dead after a quad bike crash in rural Canterbury late last night.

An independent NZ brewery's cider won one of ten trophy titles in London.

An inmate has spent more than a month in hospital after a brutal attack in Christchurch.

Grab the wet weather gear as rain is on its way, and high winds are set to hit.

Most kits lacked basic items and were pricier than making your own, the watchdog found.

Low-decile schools are slowest to join new a scheme that funds extra teachers

A new study says international students are an "untapped opportunity" for NZ regions.

Christchurch businessman is "sore and bruised" after falling asleep at wheel of his BMW.

A little cygnet named Hatch has defied the odds after being found still in his shell.

It's one idea to attract people back to Christchurch's CBD at weekends.

It was a weekend of wonders, with the lights spotted as far north as Auckland.

Restaurant Brands staff at KFC, Carl's Jr and Starbucks stores are striking today.

A Canadian man sends hilarious swingers invite prank to get himself off mailing list

Sporting clubs and other social club rooms will be targeted in a bid to keep roads safer.

At least two of the four men had baseball bats and had their faces covered.

The risky rock was posing a danger to motorists. There was only one way to get rid of it.

Mother and daughter in hospital after a night of violence in Canterbury.

He was only 25 but cyclist Ruaraidh McLeod had accomplished plenty.

The weather is looking calmer at last as New Zealanders head back to work after Easter

Interactive: Statistics for 2016 show winners and losers by decile.

The New Zealand Navy's property portfolio has tipped over the half-billion-dollar mark.

Showers are likely for much of the North Island today, according to the MetService.

It came, it was wild, and then it was over. Cyclone Cook has now passed New Zealand.

Insurers are counting the cost after February's devastating blazes.

A woman crashed into two trucks in Christchurch yesterday.

Here are the latest weather updates, region by region as Cyclone Cook bears down.

An injunction prevents her selling homes across a 25-kilometre radius of Christchurch.

Convicted sex offender Brent John Carpenter living at controversial Gloriavale commune.

Ashburton farmer who bashed heavily-pregnant ex-partner jailed for eight years.