On a natural high in Glenorchy
Stephanie Holmes finds a multitude of benefits after an uphill struggle.
Stephanie Holmes finds a multitude of benefits after an uphill struggle.
Top researchers team up with police, drawing on analytical skills to detect, prevent and disrupt unlawful acts.
It's small but perfectly formed and too good for a flying visit, writes Eleanor Ainge Roy.
A woman has been taken to hospital after being hit by a stolen car fleeing from police.
Labour and the Greens say they have dropped plans to cut electoral "deals" in marginal seats,
A project to bring more Coromandel brown kiwi to Motutapu Island is among nine Auckland community-led conservation projects awarded funding.
PM Bill English talks down prospect of migrant infrastructure levy which Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse says would be unfair for migrants.
A treasurer of a popular West Coast speedway who stole more than $6000 in club cash has today avoided a jail sentence after repaying
A Kiwi school that used Donald Trump's name to teach kids key competencies after being inspired by his 'The Apprentice' TV series has now ditched the system.
The search for a missing young Auckland woman is now focused on an area of forest near Muriwai Beach.
Auckland mayoral candidate Chloe Swarbrick will challenge sitting MP Denise Roche for the right to represent the Green Party in Auckland Central.
A man has died in one of two serious truck crashes that have closed roads in Timaru and Taranaki this morning.
Troubled schools: A school where teachers were allegedly given "illegal" payments is one of nine under Government control.
The signature twang of the Australian accent may soon be heard more around our northernmost region, if a new targeted tourism campaign proves a hit.
280117aw24bop.JPG HELLO PORK PIE: Ashleigh Cummings and James Rolleston, stars of the remake of Goodbye Pork Pie. PHOTO/ANDREW WARNER.
Anti-GM campaigners have launched a video on social media urging the Māori party to condemn Government's proposed changes to the Resource Management Act, which would remove their right to remain GM Free. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch NZ Herald Focus: Henry Vaeoso is honouring the late Jonah Lomu with community driven aerobics.
Scientists just back from an annual white-capped albatross census in the remote and windswept subantarctic islands are hopeful for the welfare of the iconic endemic seabirds.
CentrePort's container shipping operation, severely damaged in the November 14 Kaikoura earthquake, is to begin operating again.
Two people were arrested at Wellington Sevens this weekend and a further 55 were removed or turned away.
A woman passenger is this morning still fighting for her life after a South Auckland police pursuit on Saturday night
A Wellington suburb has become empty and fearful, after a spate of vicious tyre slashings.
COMMENT: Frankly, the whole idea of being a "real" New Zealander seems a lot like an idea invented by marketers, writes Deborah Hill Cone.
Comedian Guy Williams says his MCing of the Labour-Greens State of the Nation event was one of his best-ever gigs.
These are the high points from Labour and Greens' State of the Nation speeches this afternoon.
The number of unprovoked shark attacks across the world fell last year, in the wake of a record figure in 2015 that scientists partly put down to warmers waters created by a strong El Nino system.
Prime Minister Bill English has a duty to speak out against US President Donald Trump's ban on Muslim travellers, the Green Party says.
Andrew Little attacks Bill English, as he reveals his battle with prostate cancer left him determined to strive for a system fair for everyone.
Children using smartphones and tablets from an early age can have both troubling and positive consequences, a leading academic says.
A man is in a critical condition after a boating accident in the Coromandel.