Enjoy the fine weather while it lasts because rain is on the way.

The inmate who died at Hawkes Bay Prison on Friday was Kolby Heta.

A Gisborne butchery has pulled out all the stops for St Patrick's Day.

An inquiry has begun into the death of a man this morning in a forestry block in rugged terrain.

It's time to check your wallet, turn out your drawers and dig through that glove box.

The prize was made up of $6m from Powerball first division and $500,000 from Lotto first division.

Double fatality in National Park a family tragedy.

A cold change sweeping up the South Island this afternoon has seen temperatures drop by double digits in 10 minutes.

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

We've all seen plastic bags being blown down the street. But do you know where they end up?

A body of a person killed in a car crash in a remote patch of Te Urewera is still in the car.

After four days of intense competition Te Kapa Haka o Whangara Mai Tawhiti were crowned the Te Matatini 2017 champions.

Can’t understand Te Reo Māori? Hakarongo Mai can help you out. This year, the live translation service for Te Matatini launched an app to help non-Te Reo speakers keep up with performances. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A rugby player accused of assaulting a woman with intent to rape her has pleaded guilty.

COMMENT: The mayors of New Zealand's three most impoverished districts have asked the Prime Minister to establish "demarcation zones".

Labour says it would marry Gisborne's need for jobs with the country's need for housing.

New Zealand is now experiencing the worst of the fire season, a top officer says, with a dangerous combination of high temperatures and low relative humidity creating tinder-dry conditions across eastern hot-spots.

Qatar Airways has a reputation for lavish parties to launch new routes and says its gala dinner in Auckland will be no exception.

We can expect normal temperatures in the coming months but less rain.

The weather's going to be (finally) glorious for most of the country.

Mayors in three of New Zealand's poorest districts - the Far North, Rotorua and Gisborne - want to take over central Government agencies in their areas to eradicate "entrenched poverty".

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

An Australian lawyer is searching for Kiwi victims of serial paedophile Catholic priest Father Denis McAlinden. Alyce Johnson of

Tevita Lokotui, who plays the tuba in the school's brass band, is recovering after having his leg amputated at the knee as a result of the Christmas Eve bus crash.

Dozens of teachers were disciplined or struck off last year for sexual, inappropriate or aggressive behaviour towards students.

Family and friends will gather today to say goodbye to a father and son who died together in a truck crash.

Find out what place will be 31C on Auckland Anniversary weekend and read our list of the top five places to bask in the sun.

An 8-year-old boy who died alongside his father in a truck crash in the Hawke's Bay wanted to drive trucks just like his dad, family say.

Members of a shearing gang were injured this morning when the van they were in left the road and smashed into a tree.

A man has been flown to hospital after being hit by a large fish bin onboard a fishing trawler north-east of Gisborne.