Waikato kid Harper is only nine, but she’s already making waves on the wakeboarding scene! Reporter Anne hits Lake Karapiro ahead of Harper’s big trip to the Gold Coast.

Mana Inc is asking for the safe return of their kaitiaki after it was stolen from the front of their Papakura property. Video / Whakaata Māori

In today’s headlines with Chereè Kinnear, David Seymour outlines expectations for Pharmac, new speed-camera signage and Tenacious D world tour gets halted.

A new clothing range is a family affair.

Kōanga Festival is expanding from two weeks to three.

Travel + Leisure readers put two places in NZ near top of rankings.

Baby bracelets and baby books, 'they’re just all gone'.

Giving this as a gift is ballsy. Literally.

OPINION: New Zealand’s struggling mental health sector is still running on hope.

Save the Kiwi is hoping for a kiwi corridor in the Waikato in the next few years.

Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki and Ngaati Whanaunga gift Eastern Busway Māori names.

A team of 51 officers has been deployed to crack down on violence and antisocial behaviour in the central city. Video / Alyse Wright

Many Americans who call New Zealand home are left shaken by the presidential campaign.

Charles and Camilla have cut Aotearoa from their upcoming Australasian tour.

Thomas Matthew Crooks named as Trump gunman, more cops hit the CBD beat and severe weather warning for upper North Island.

Māori energy company wants to take whānau off the grid.

Wickliffe will be sworn in on August 2.

“We could have been attending my daughter’s funeral."

Three jackpots were won last month alone. Largest single prize claimed in '24 was $30m.

A serious crash involving a car and delivery truck occurred at the Lincoln Road and Universal Drive intersection. Video / Dean Purcell

'I fell face first onto [a] table of screaming strangers, flapping around like a fish'.

By age 19, Letele Snr was the Mongrel Mob's president.

Hamish and Mattson Day express 'sincere gratitude' to everyone who helped get them home.

Maggie Wilkinson wants a public apology and the country’s adoption laws replaced.

Power will be out from 10pm to 6am, as temperatures plunge.

The resource features new Māori words.

"It’s hard, but that’s the beauty of it. If it was easy, you would get bored."

The man was jailed for 19 years and must serve half before parole can be considered.

The Settlement Centre Waikato postpones its opening events due to a pro-Palestine protest.

One person has died after a crash involving two trucks on State Highway 1.