Power restored to Gisborne and East Coast
Final repairs were made this morning to high voltage lines which were brought down when a light plane crashed, killing the two people on board.
Final repairs were made this morning to high voltage lines which were brought down when a light plane crashed, killing the two people on board.
Livestreaming of funerals has become so popular that up to one in five families now request it, says a funeral director.
COMMENT: In New Zealand this summer, perspective is the universal gift.
A personal struggle has inspired a Kiwi to launch NZ's first online directory of funeral providers, including where to find Lego coffins and pet funerals.
An elderly woman who died in a car crash on Friday night has been named by police.
One person at the New Zealand Herald Boxing Day Races will win a share in a thoroughbred filly.
Nadene Lomu is driving a Porsche - at the same time the trust set up in Jonah's memory was in London trying to raise money to help the couple's sons.
All Blacks great Richie McCaw and fiancee Gemma Flynn have splashed out on a spectacular $2.5m family home.
World boxing champion Joseph Parker says a young Samoan man with Down Syndrome will be part of his ring walk for the rest of his heavyweight career.
Consumer watchdog is calling for an investigation into retailers sales tactics in the lead up to Christmas, saying consumers are being misled.
School aged children don't know Mike King as the funny man, he's instead the guy on stage telling them it's ok to talk about problems and to ask for help.
Five Kiwis are $200,000 richer after winning Lotto First Division, but no one got tonight's big Powerball prize.
Lance Armstrong has arrived in New Zealand, touching down in Auckland early this morning.
Shopping centres were packed with shoppers today as the scramble to buy last-minute Christmas presents intensifies.
A man came close to drowning before being rescued by members of the public in what has been a dramatic day at the country's beaches.
Woman whose odd auction on TradeMe reaped $6500, will fly to Miami to have the artwork done - and we reveal what the tattoo will say.
A passenger onboard an Air New Zealand flight where an elderly man allegedly assaulted a flight attendant said he had to physically restrain the man.
Steve Braunias reminds us what's great about living in the place desired by everyone.
COMMENT: It's always been my dream to be the interim Prime Minister. And now here I am. It feels...unreal. It feels...not quite real.
COMMENT: New tectonic plates for Kaikoura would be a great way to start 2017 but if not world peace will do nicely.
The teacher having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl was not fired from the school where he worked over his contact with the girl, an inquest heard.
The harbourmaster who was stood down from his job for rescuing an orca trapped in a cray pot this week says he would do it again if he had to.
Parents will soon know more about the relationship between babies sleep and learning. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
The price of whole milk powder, New Zealand's key commodity export, is likely to be little changed next week.
A report on failures within the government's first social bonds pilot blames them on a lack of expertise from the bureaucrats involved.
A new trade agreement is going to be a priority for New Zealand's new High Commissioner to London.
Parents are usually sitting proudly in the audience ad they watch their children graduate from University, but it's less often that they watch on as they graduate themselves.
How does it feel to share your birthday with Jesus Christ? Herald reporter Tess Nichol finds out in our Holiday Babies series.
A Wellington kitten had a close shave this morning after becoming trapped in rush-hour traffic.
A man obsessed by fire tried to burn down a classroom while on bail for assaulting a 91-year-old woman.