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NZ festivals aim to strengthen Māori culture by promoting te reo
Maori Language Week: One Love and Bay Dreams to further support promotion of te reo Māori.
Families awarded $700,000 after three men die in fishing boat sinking
Three fishermen died when the trawler sank off the Canterbury coast in 2015.
Winners and losers: Which provinces coped best with lockdown?
ASB's latest rankings shows the uneven impacts of lockdown measures across the country.
South Island business owners plead for level 1: 'There are no cases down here'
Current restrictions have caused confusion for customers and the South Island wants change
'There is still anxiety': Principals go doorknocking as kids slow to return
Anxious Auckland parents are still wary about sending kids back to school.
FMA lays more than 100 charges over Forestlands allegations
Allegations include failures to file financial statements in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Election Battlegrounds: South Island electorates to watch
Profiles of the Banks Peninsula, Southland, Nelson, Taieri and Invercargill electorates.
Child sex offender granted parole despite high risk
Aaron Laurence was serving a lengthy prison sentence for sexual abuse.
Anti-lockdown protests: 'Fight for your rights and freedom'
Child protester clutched a sign depicting PM Jacinda Ardern as Adolf Hitler.
'Quite the wobble': Strong quake rattles top of South Island, lower North Island
The strong 5.7 magnitude quake struck 10km west of St Arnaud, southwest of Nelson.
Rydges worker's case: CovidCard could've helped solve mystery sooner - academic
The CovidCard may be key to tracking the source of new community infections, says expert.
Gales, heavy rain - severe weather warning for NZ this week
Rain will hit the country from Tuesday and see out the week.
Women's weekends with a dash of adrenalin
Sometimes it's more fun to go in search of adventure.
Weather: Quiet Sunday before low brings more rain, wind
Aussies can't come here, but their lows can.
Lightning strikes Air NZ flight; Auckland drenched with thunderstorms
Passing showers in Auckland will continue until around 2pm today, with some sun to follow.
Powerball $38 million: Where to buy your tickets
You might want to buy your tickets from this super lucky Lotto store in Hastings.
Three dead: Tragedy came just three days after disaster averted
Three fishermen died when the trawler sank off the Canterbury coast in 2015.
Your weather: Blanket of cloud keeps temperatures high
Blanketing the country, cloud is on the cards until next week.
Go NZ: The best long walks for a short break
The best half and full-day walks when you're on a short getaway around New Zealand.
Abel Tasman National Park: New Zealand's great walks
Ice-cold rock pools, fake gannets and incomparable beauty on one of NZ's Great Walks.
High July: Settled weather at last after month of wind, rain and snow
Thank you, weather gods.
Chilly start but sun coming for most of the country
Frosty start to give way to fine weather for most of New Zealand.
FV Jubilee sinking tragedy: New revelations as operator prosecuted
All three fishermen aboard perished in the 2015 sinking.
Koru lounge spat: Lawyer ordered to pay $30k to Air NZ
The lawyer was accused of 'engaging in intimidating and bullying behaviour'.
Settled weekend for most, with late dusting of snow
There's more good news for skiers and snowboarders.
'They were very lucky' - three people rescued from house fire in Nelson
Three people have been rescued from a burning house in Nelson early this morning.
Teen missing in Nelson found safe and well
The teenager was reported missing on Friday evening.
Coldest June morning in five years: Otago town shivers at -12.3C
Middlemarch has registered New Zealand's coldest June temperature since 2015.
Kiwi vineyard owner losses appeal, ordered to pay Las Vegas execs
Glenn Schaeffer was ordered to fork out US$2.3 million ($3.3m) to two US executives.
Half of pre-schoolers still at home
Many parents are still at home and/or afraid to send their children back to centres.
NZ's own Tiger King: The weird and wonderful suburban backyard zoo
"It was a mix of the horrifying and enchanting".
Rescued tramper: 'I never lost hope'
Jessica O'Connor is "eternally grateful" to her rescuers.