'Mountain of a man': Canterbury mourns farming leader's passing
Prominent Canterbury farmer Colin Drummond dies after a brief illness; family shocked.
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Skilled engineer devastated as son's autism quashes NZ residency bid
Cost of care for autistic boy highlighted in a letter from Immigration.
'Just do it': Founder on launching jewellery brand during Covid
Alena Hu talks to Tom Raynel about starting Bare Jewellery with no experience.
'Devastating loss': Disney influencer dies at PR event
Dominique Brown is remembered as a 'bundle of joy' who opened doors for others.
'King of the world': Former POW, NZ's oldest man celebrates 108th birthday
The 108-year-old attributes his longevity to never smoking or drinking.
Brand new $275,000 truck repaired nine times since May, owner depressed
Man has turned away earthmoving jobs because the truck is always in the workshop.
Gang leader's funeral: Eight arrests today as some mourners flout patch ban
The funeral is for Napier's Angus Benson, a Mongrel Mob Barbarian chapter president.
Coromandel shooting: Name suppression for man charged with murder, attempted murder
Man appears in court after fatal shooting in remote rural location.
Kiwi rugby player jailed for French gang rape
Three players jailed for 12 to 14 years over gang rape of student after drunken night out.
Watch: On-duty Auckland police officer embracing woman by stripper pole
'There are very clear guidelines about what is acceptable behaviour.'
'Hit pause to use toilet': Woolworths confirms workers given time limits via headsets
Supermarket says product picking staff can pause headset timer to use bathroom.
Canterbury on fire: Behind the scenes with the volunteer firefighters
Firefighters battled wind, heat and exhaustion across Canterbury this week.
'It works better than anything': Medicinal cannabis popular for ageing and chronic pain
'My pain levels are just so low compared to what they used to be.'
'Rare dolphin' spotted in Auckland harbour: Will it affect SailGP again?
A dolphin sighting forced the cancellation of the SailGP event in Christchurch in March.
Young dad faces raising children alone after 'devoted mother' dies in crash
'My next steps are to honour my wife and raise my children.'
Coromandel shooting victims were pig hunters; local farmer in custody
Police have advised members of the public to avoid the area.
Watch: 'I’m giving ya 30 seconds': Mitre 10 worker threatens ute driver with forklift
The hardware store video sparked debate on social media.
The 10 coolest Christmas presents of the 2000s you can still buy in NZ
If you're a '90s or '00s kid, these toys were at the top of your wishlist.
Watch: On-duty police officers filmed on stripper pole, investigation under way
'There are very clear guidelines about what is acceptable behaviour.'
Major social media outage: Facebook, Instagram slowly returning
There were more than 4000 reports of issues as of 7.30am.
Auckland woman 'over the moon' after reunion with stolen dog – three years later
De-Anna Kitto is reunited with her missing dog Baby after 3 years, thanks to a microchip.
Watch: Inside Air New Zealand's plane of the future – batteries included
The airline is dipping its toe into battery-powered flight with a plane from Vermont.
Thunderstorms, downpours threaten North Island, Auckland under heavy rain watch
There is a risk of localised heavy downpours in Auckland.
'Nice to be back': Sir Peter Jackson on the future of Lord of the Rings
Peter Jackson, Andy Serkis, Miranda Otto return to Middle-earth with new film out today.
'Bring them home': Tensions as pro-Israel and pro-Palestine rallies meet
Pro-Palestine and pro-Israel marches converge at Parliament, each with around 500 protesters.
King Cobras lose gang pad after 'massive' crayfish theft investigation
A Dunedin business reported the theft of 3.75 tonnes of crayfish in October.
'Lol': Kiwi 'mercenary' hits back after Russia sentences him to 14 years' jail
Kiwi says he 'breaks Russian soldiers and machines' in fight to free Ukraine.
'Absolute disaster': Tech outage causes major delays at Auckland Airport's check-in
Passengers are being offered snacks and water while they wait in queues.
'Let's do this for mum': Funeral home revamps Harley Davidson into hearse
Bike fits into trend towards more personalised, bespoke ceremonies.
Watch: Christchurch school band goes viral again with hit Coldplay performance
About 80 students in the band also performed in the famous cover last year.
Thieves ransack Auckland preschool, every room trashed
The preschool now faces a hefty bill to repair the wrecked centre.
Supermarkets face criminal charges over alleged inaccurate pricing, specials
The charges should be a wake-up call about pricing accuracy, the watchdog says.
Greyhound racing to be banned in NZ over animal welfare concerns
There have been three reviews in recent years highlighting animal welfare concerns.
'Chance for a real solution': Winston Peters says he will advocate for Kinleith Mill workers
'Targeted government intervention is sometimes necessary.'