"The players coming here this year are probably the strongest that have ever come to NZ"

Workers in heavy gear or who are often in the sun may be struggling this summer.

Waiau in North Canterbury records 37C as January is on track to be our hottest month ever.

Look, don't touch.

There are speed restrictions on the Wairarapa line in cause the heat misaligns the tracks.

Te Papa's chair has been targeted by a group unhappy with his property development.

Nurse Betty Jenkins is still going strong after 58 years of nursing.

Six new safety camera have been installed across different Auckland intersection.

Tickets for the Milford Track sold out in 90 minutes last year.

Police say an 18-year-old woman has been sexually assaulted in Timaru.

Businesses with 20 employees or more will no longer be able to use the 90-day trial period for new workers – so what effect will the policy have on business and recruitment?

Record numbers of beach goers and rescues this summer have left lifeguards shattered.

Water will be temporarily chlorinated to prevent the risk of it becoming contaminated.

Police say the investigation involves several different versions of events.

A man has been charged in connection to the synthetic drugs-related death of Calum Jones

Object discovered in neighbouring galaxy is 12 times bigger than our own Sun.

Queenstown Lakes mayor says local ratepayers not able to fund infrastructure needed.

Mother sent to psychiatric hospital after guilty verdict in historic murder case.

But a new player has emerged as a winning chance

Reaching high temperatures of 29C in Whitianga.

Another Auckland "council controlled organisation" is out of control.

If the change in fortunes for English & Ardern needed illustration, it came at Ratana.

Highlights of 100th Rātana celebration. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Man found dead after being kicked by horse.

Monarch butterflies in dire straits as their favourite food is in short supply

Four-times-weekly flight from Wellington to Singapore will now stop in Melbourne

Labour and its partner parties say they aim to better the lives of Māori

PowerNet is offering tech-savvy family a two-bedroom ''smart house'' rent-free for a year.

The kayakers did the right thing when they got into trouble, police said.

Self-proclaimed Madam Butterfly Jacqui Knight says people need to learn to plant their own to ease retailer demand.