Median weekly earnings in Hawke's Bay are surging ahead of other North Island regions.

A Taharoa teenager killed after the quad bike she was on crashed, also seriously injuring her passenger, was a safe driver, locals say.

As a child, he told people he was run over by a trailer rather than admit to having a disability. But last week, in front of friends

Lobby groups opposed to offshore oil drilling feel they influenced Statoil's decision to pull out of the Reinga Basin - but the Government

The weekend's freak storm in Napier and Hastings - when hail fell, and blue skies darkened - could herald a turbulent week ahead

The Waikato dairy farmer who found a security camera in his milking shed says he thinks students or "greenies" are behind it.

A person had to be cut from their wrecked car after a collision north of Wellington this morning.

Cross your fingers and toes that a tentative forecast for a warm Labour Weekend comes true.

Warm air flowing from across the Ditch will push temperatures up over the whole country this weekend.

A dead cattle or dairy beast may have been lying metres upstream from a popular Ngunguru swimming hole for two weeks before the stench

About 100 seasonal workers at Moerewa's Affco freezing works who had terms of their employment contract altered will seek tens of

The annual race is encouraging high school students to take on engineering as a subject. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

IN THE GROOVE: Thousands of revellers packed in front of a sound stage on Mount Main Beach to welcome in the New Year. PHOTO/FILE

Ani Tamaki says while one school lunch might not seem like much, it can mean a lot for those who are struggling to afford food for

While they look more like a discarded party dress than a toxic bomb, beachgoers are being warned not to go poking around underneath these jellyfish.

Heartfelt Facebook messages, donations and gifts from around the country have been flooding in for the elderly victim of a daylight robbery.

Tauranga job listings have seen a huge spike in the past three months and businesses are struggling to fill vacancies - with one employer

Students from an Auckland high school have been captured on video fighting - as teachers stand nearby.

As an elderly woman was giving $2 to a young man, he grabbed her wallet, leaving her hand bruised as he ran off.

It will be a wet start to the week for the top of the North Island and eastern areas today, however, the rest of the country is expected to stay pretty dry.

Police have found a Lower Hutt man who went missing earlier today.

He started as an outside chance, but Neil Holdom's strong campaign won him the New Plymouth mayoralty by 500 votes. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Sunday brunch has been a shaky affair for those in the East Cape who've been rocked by a "severe" 5.8 magnitude quake this morning.

Full preliminary results for 2016 local body elections for the North Island.

Full preliminary results for 2016 local body elections for the North Island.

Police believe one of the three dead at a property south of Kawhia is wanted man Ross Bremner. The other two were an elderly couple not related to him.

A neighbour said the pair that were found dead "were a bubbly family. They were a sporting family, good at tennis."

Wet weather has forced home gardeners to delay planting of summer fruit and vegetables.

A thunderstorm warning remains in place as violent electrical storms pounded Auckland overnight leaving many without power for hours.

A decision by the contactor to accelerate the project means the $13 million makeover of the Makatote rail viaduct will be finished