The Herald is aware of at least seven schools that have closed their tuckshops from today.

Braydon Ennor says there’s nothing in place with Top 14 side Perpignan.

The event features unique challenges like slam dunking a basketball with excavators.

Outdoor fires are now banned across the top of the country.

Local leaders want postal voting replaced with voting booths for future elections.

All the ins and outs ahead of the fifth round of the Super Rugby Pacific season.

$35,000 cash and two Harley-Davidsons were seized from Stenton Wilde's home.

Shane Clayden was a custodial officer in a sexual offenders unit. Now he's an inmate.

'He wanted sex so took it anyway. In that sense, there was particular cruelty.'

The government is providing $100,000 to support affected farmers.

Big dry gives Northland its eighth drought in past two decades

Seven gruelling surgeries and a painstaking skin graft won't hold Harvey Nelson back.

Peters paved things over with Hyundai by reminding them of New Zealand's wartime aid.

It turns out that hiring a dedicated manager for Nelson’s forests is not so clear-cut.

Winston Peters aims to have new rail-enabled ferries running by 2029.

Defending champion Fa’atupuinati Berking will compete against her mother, Honani.

'There's a lot of people sitting at the equestrian park in Blenheim, scrambling.'

In court this morning, man admits driving charges.

A man in Dunedin argued a judge lacked jurisdiction over his theft case.

The landlord could not claim insurance for the 12 worst holes.

Tracy Peterson said she was 'deeply remorseful' but disagreed the man did not know.

The landlord says it took four people four days to clear the rubbish from the property.

Five fire crews responded to the blaze at Clotilda Place, Bishopdale.

Bayly released a statement shortly before midday.

Critics say Man Up promotes male dominance, worsening domestic violence.

Patrick Neho claimed he did it to feed his children but in reality, he fed his addictions.