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Second world award for West Coast author
West Coast author Wendy Scott has picked up a second international award for her teen novel Hieroglyph.
West Coast author Wendy Scott has picked up a second international award for her teen novel Hieroglyph.
About 30 Norfolk pine trees planted along Whanganui's Seafront Road reserve last week have been dug up and relocated after vandals
Firefighters were called out to a high school in Auckland this afternoon after reports of a smell of gas.
A court date has been set to hear a Petition for Inquiry lodged by failed mayoral candidate Reynold Macpherson into the recent Rotorua
Labour's annual conference in the weekend was the most boring in living memory. But maybe that's their new winning formula.
Two men found guilty of burning another man alive for his life savings have had their appeal thrown out by the Supreme Court. Shivneel
A woman who vandalised graves at an Auckland cemetery earlier this year - mostly of children and stillborn babies - has been found
Reserve Bank deputy governor Grant Spencer is signalling a new supervision regime for the country's payments system, two years after
A major inquiry into euthanasia is taking place, but the Govt has already concluded it will not lead to any changes in New Zealand.
A mother tells a Wellington court of her struggles after her daughter was stabbed to death.
A man whose arm was caught in a conveyor belt for about an hour has been awarded $52,000 compensation.
Merkins Bah Agu's downfall was a retired American couple caught smuggling 7kg of meth in the linings of their suitcases, a court has
A former Taranaki business association treasurer has pleaded guilty to taking $25,000 in cheques for personal use. A plea of guilty
Station ordered to pay up after broadcasting woman who thought she was off air.
Opotiki Artist Jamie Boynton has unveiled his latest work, at Waiotahe Valley School centenary celebrations. The artwork reflects Mr Boynton's personal to uncover his identity, a mix of Maori and Pakeha heritage. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
The Government will buy up to three more motels and construct modular housing as part of a new $300 million investment in emergency housing.
Tim and Fiona Noble have lost all possessions and the home in which their children grew up - and grandkids loved to visit - has been destroyed by fire.
Damon Stapleton is one of the world's most awarded advertising creatives. The South African migrant now helms DDB New Zealand.
Thousands of school students are ditching the paper and pen and taking their revision online.
Police officer says in 23 years of policing, confrontational Gun City owner "would have been one of worst people he's ever dealt with".
Baby Evan Leggett's parents celebrated his birth with a notice that recognised the All Blacks' winning streak. Before the notice could run, the team lost.
A Kiwi who tackled institutional racism at Harvard Law School now wants to share his experiences in the Human Rights Commission anti-racism campaign.
An earthmoving company has been ordered to pay more than $140,000 after an employee was killed by an exploding bitumen tank last year.
A new book casts doubt on the history of the discovery of the West Coast's first payable gold.
Two brave Auckland sisters have waived their rights to automatic name suppression so their abuser can be identified.
Police are looking for a mustachioed man who was caught on CCTV robbing a service station in Nelson. The Z service station on Halifax
Security for this year's week-long racing carnival will be dramatically increased and patrons affected by alcohol will be denied entry.
Christchurch man allegedly gave marijuana to the 13-year-old boys at his house so they would be stoned enough to sleep with him.
Trustpower spun out its Australian windfarms into a separately listed company, Tilt Renewables, on October 31.
Men would rather give up sex and alcohol for a year than go bald.