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'Grateful': Russian adoptee finds brothers living less than two hours away
Valentina Burgess didn't know much about her life before she was adopted at age 4.
Lightning strike: Thousands without power in the North Island, outages hit South Island
The outages are possibly due to lightning strikes.
Coromandel murder-accused’s pigs to be moved to Wellington
An animal welfare group is coming to collect around 40 of the 'pet pigs'.
‘Not afraid’: Why Red Bull chose Liam Lawson
Red Bull boss says Lawson has the goods to 'come out on top'.
This is one of the world's best road trips - and it's in New Zealand
Plan your next warm-weather adventure.
'Absolutely courageous': Schoolboys rescue drowning man at Auckland wharf
'I ran to the end of the wharf, dropped my stuff and jumped straight off.'
Watch: Armed robbers threaten bystanders, flee Taupō jewellers in car after aggravated robbery
A member of the public appears to try and slash the car's tyres to prevent escape.
Women charged over violent death of 8yo Rickah’Shae named
The boy died in November following an alleged assault.
'Don't take the kids there': Child victim of second dog attack at Northland beach
Second dog attack at Northland beach sparks safety concerns among residents.
Roads busy from today as holiday exodus begins, one killed in SH25 crash
Parts of the motorway network will be clogged during the Christmas exodus.
Opinion: What your out of office email says about you
OPINION: Are you a Gen Z, goody two-shoes or baton passer?
'No evidence of alcohol poisoning' in tourists' mystery illness at luxury Fiji hotel
Seven tourists hospitalised in Fiji recover; cause of illness still unknown.
'Chew through your brain': Boy's agonising ordeal after insect crawls into ear
Mother shares advice for others after schoolboy terrified by incident.
Tourists track thief using stolen AirPods after $7000 in gear swiped from campervan
A man was seen wearing one of their stolen shirts after they tracked their missing tech.
Fears Coromandel murder-accused's pigs will be 'targets for hunters'
A Givealittle page made an 'urgent appeal' for their safety.
'Hitch-hiking' python found in Auckland factory
It was a 'non-venomous female' from Australia.
Inside Rhythm and Vines' preparations for biggest festival crowd in years
Gisborne District Council granted consent for camp capacity to expand from 15000 to 20000.
Proposal to rename Petone and Auckland suburb thrown out
The Petone proposal was put forward as a correction to a historical 'misspelling'.
'Felt I was going to die': Kiwis drank strong cocktails then fell ill days before Fiji mass poisoning
The young couple thought they had food poisoning but now suspect something worse.
Two MFAT staff found safe in Vanuatu; death toll climbs to 14
Island nation asks for international assistance as rescuers comb through the rubble.
14 years running: Auckland eatery offers free Christmas lunch to those in need
'It’s not always about taking. We need to give back to our community.'
'Mountain' of Christmas gifts for decile one school after kids expected to miss out
The school was hundreds of gifts short after a technical glitch.
Summer chill: Temperatures plummet 10C as polar air mass cloaks NZ
Severe gales, heavy rain watches issued as southerly winds affect North Island.
Kidnapped for days: DNA breakthrough in schoolgirls’ cold case
Police made no arrests over the alleged schoolgirl kidnappings.
Crime scene cleaner spills on worst clean up ever
From bloody crime scenes to meth labs, how does she handle it and what can we learn?
'I remember calling her mum at work once': Mother and daughter graduate together
'I feel humbled and proud to have that moment.'
Watch: Teacher aide's ingenious wheelchair waka goes viral
Cassius has had the same teacher aide throughout school - and she "just means everything".