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'Terrified for our lives': Cyclists, locals, surfers oppose speed rise on scenic highway
The speed limit on SH35 will increase from 80 to 100km/h by July 1.
'You've got rat bite fever': Northland woman's warning to trappers
She touched a live rat briefly, leading to severe infection and sepsis.
On The Up: How double Olympic gold changed Alicia Hoskin's life
Hoskin became just the eighth Kiwi to win two gold medals at a single Games.
Pioneering Māori pilot aims for message of aroha in Anzac Day speech
The city's service will include a speech from the country's first female Māori RNZAF pilot
Awapuni relaunch could see Group 1 bonuses next season
The Palmerston North turf track took 19 months and $5.7million to refurbish.
Consent granted: Napier-Wairoa highway realignment could start early next year
It's the most costly job ever planned on Hawke's Bay roads, but it's a vital lifeline.
Letters: Legal aid plays vital role in ensuring justice
OPINION: I'm proud we have a system enabling those who have no money to test legal issues.
Customs fraud: $541k Gisborne cigarette and tobacco smuggling operation exposed
Operation Apron uncovered 230,600 cigarettes, 110kg of tobacco smuggled from China.
Weather damage 'substantial' as Aucklanders still without power, thunderstorm watch issued
A severe thunderstorm alert has been iussed for a large area of the central North Island.
On The Up: Gizzy Kai Rescue and Tairāwhiti Environment Centre teaching food waste reduction
The initiative builds on the work that the organisation has done for nearly seven years.
Auckland back under severe thunderstorm watch; homes without power for four days
Vector says some power outages remain due to 'significant damage'.
On The Up: The conservation heroes keeping our iconic native species alive
Some of Aotearoa’s threatened wildlife is coming back from the brink.
'Vacuum of information': City leader demands answers after warnings issued hour into thunderstorms
Houses and streets were swamped by 110mm of rain that fell from midnight.
SH35 on East Cape partially closed as Cyclone Tam continues to lash NZ
A potential low-system is set to form on the northeast coast of New Zealand.
Doctor and nurse strike could delay 4300 surgeries and appointments
The union said it was the first 24-hour strike in its 35-year history.
Dazed petrel found under fire appliance at Whangārei Station
Sea birds became disorientated by the storm, landing exhausted in urban areas.
'Healing our land': Tūranganui-a-Kiwa in Nat Geo climate initiative
Two NZ sites join a 3-year climate programme with 10 other heritage sites.
Coromandel towns isolated by flooding, more heavy rain forecast as storm rages on
Roads have been submerged, roofs ripped from buildings and ferries and flights cancelled.
'Prepare now': Cyclone Tam brings 130km/h gust, winds forecast to ramp up overnight
Forecasters warn of 120km/h gusts that may close the Auckland Harbour Bridge.
Building momentum: Gisborne Farmers Market's vibrant atmosphere and impact
The market has gone from strength to strength, and stallholders and visitors love it.
'Strongest since 2017': New Tropical Cyclone Tam warning for strong winds, giant swells
Tam is moving at 35km/h south towards New Zealand.
ED upgrades, more carparks : Inside the Govt’s new health infrastructure plan
The Government says the 10-year plan is the first of its kind.
On The Up: 90 year old's retirement plan to support St John on the East Coast
Hughie Hughes wants to live like a 90-year-old but still has things to do.
'We just want our steps back': Council criticised for ‘sneaky’ beach access closure
Lawyer Neil Weatherhead called the closure 'sneaky' and 'unlawful'.
On The Up: How a 2400km journey in a Mini transformed a Wairoa couple into heroes
The McNabbs raise over $40k for KidsCan in epic Pork Pie Charity Run.
House prices down in most regions in year to March
Prices either static or falling throughout NZ, only six areas had price rises lately.
End of East Coast era as keys to Hughie Hughes’ multifaceted business handed over
'I’m going to retire and lie back and make like a 90-year-old.'