More than half of Hawke's Bay teenagers aged 13 to 17 will receive free GP visits next year thanks to a unanimous decision by the

About half a dozen online retailers are selling "pure, hand-bottled, pollution-free, oxygen-rich air from New Zealand" to people in China's smoggy northern cities.

Letters must be sent to the man in red by Sunday to be sure of getting a response in the post.

A dream to run a surf school from a new seaside home is out of reach after the earthquake left a Kaikoura family out of pocket.

Information centre will help people and businesses recover after the November 14 quake.

The Reserve Bank has asked the Government for powers to limit mortgage lending to people who do not earn enough,

The Kaikoura Earthquake will cost the Government up to $3 billion, the Treasury estimates.

There are now four buildings at Wellington's CentrePort which could be demolished following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake.

Lotto will be donating all profits from next Saturday's draw to the quake relief.

Primary school children in earthquake-hit Kaikoura returned to school and a sense of normality today.

Three Treaty of Waitangi settlements worth $225m are being passed into law today.

A Wellington mother is furious her son was disqualified from running barefoot from an inter-school event but a local sporting body says it agrees with the school's decision.

A Huntly woman allegedly caught drink driving with three unrestrained children in the car has appeared in court.

Wellington Police have arrested seven people over a city-based methamphetamine dealing syndicate.

Watch: Kiwi truck driver Louise Marriott is following in the footsteps of Jean Claude Van Damme.

Missing Dunedin woman Alice Tocher has been found and is in a Brisbane hospital, her father has confirmed.

An HIV-positive Christchurch nursing assistant is accused of having unprotected sex with Grindr dates.

An ex-policeman and close friend of slain jogger Jo Pert has laid a complaint against police for not detaining her killer the night before her death.

Actor James Rolleston presented an award at an event in Auckland last night, four months after the crash which almost claimed his life.

About 100 people in New Zealand have probably been infected with the Zika virus this year.

New Zealand students are performing below the international average when it comes to maths, a new study shows.

Nearly a quarter of 10-year-olds say they are bullied on a weekly basis.

This cutie was amazingly discovered five days after the 7.8 magnitude quake.

Columbus, who died today aged 74, was the first Kiwi entertainer to have a No 1 single overseas and had a long career in show business.

Irate customer told she had to buy more items to get her iPhone for the advertised price.

A man accused of throwing a chunk of concrete at a person, severing the person's big toe, has had his matter called in court.

A truck and car were involved in a serious accident north of Christchurch this morning.

Two Kiwis are aboard a fishing trawler missing off the coast of Queensland.

An airport quarantine officer got a horrifying surprise when he opened a passenger's chilly bin.

The signs of summer are among us with pohutakawa trees flowering already and forecasters say the official first day of the season on Thursday will be calm and dry.