Canadian oil company Apache has been talking up the prospects for onshore oil finds on the North Island's East Coast and is trying to play concerns about fracking and the local environment.

The uncle of a drowned toddler asks if the tragedy would have occurred if the local council was pushed harder to erect a fence.

A tornado has devastated a farming station near Gisborne, taking out sheds and injuring at least one farm dog believed to have been picked up and dumped. Craig Ferris "huddled in a ball" in the corner of his carport...

The bitterly cold southerly which hit New Zealand this week is retreating, but widespread frosts are taking its place.

A call to ban energy drink cans featuring overt sexual messages has been made by the National Council of Women.

A "happy-go-lucky little boy" who suffered severe head, face and arm injuries when he was mauled...

There's nothing quite like a weekend of incredible food and wine to wash away the blues.

How best to find the pick of the bunch after a tough harvest.