Fashion is all about the new, so who are the latest designers to be showcasing their collections at NZ Fashion Week? We find out more about the new generation of designers, set to show next Tuesday.

A local haunt proves just as popular with visiting companions.

A 63-year-old council contractor survived a 40m plunge down a sheer rock face from the peak of Mt Maunganui.

All Black Dan Carter's foray into fashion has almost run out of gas with two more of his clothing stores closing.

Parents mourning the loss of their 22-month-old daughter to suspected meningococcal disease say the illness came without warning.

An indoor gardening chain would not have made a profit if it hadn't knowingly supplied equipment and advice to cannabis growers, police say.

Motorcar magnate Colin Giltrap has made property history - paying a record $5.5 million for a luxury penthouse overlooking Mt Maunganui.

Hundreds of mourners are expected to attend today's funeral service for a teenager killed in a speedway accident over Easter Weekend.

The track operator said it was unfair to call Kaikohe Speedway a "black track" - an unlicensed track not registered with Speedway NZ.

The funeral for a teenage driver killed in a speedway crash in Northland will be held at her home track in Mt Maunganui.

Mt Maunganui's Wilhelmus Peters has been getting mail and phone calls for the NZ First leader since the change of Govt two years ago.

The official warning over a tsunami that threatened the entire east coast of New Zealand today has been downgraded to an advisory, but there is still a threat from ocean surges.