A decision by the Employment Court that Affco NZ unlawfully locked out seasonal meatworkers has been upheld by the Court of Appeal. The

The unsafe use of vehicles on 90 Mile Beach, particularly at Ahipara, has long been a source of aggravation for many residents, especially

Whether or not the prime minister will be present at next year's annual pre-Waitangi Day powhiri is still up in the air after no decision

A Whangarei supermarket is giving out free coffee to shoppers who bring reusable bags for their groceries.

A growing number of ducks, swans and geese are succumbing to a dining anomaly usually confined to humans seeking an easy snack - junk food.

A Northland man is taking claims that he has consistently been overcharged at Pak 'n Save to the Commerce Commission.

A Huntly resident whose house was hit by a landslide still doesn't know when he can return after the region was hit by a "once in

A council worker and volunteer firefighter who planted fake bombs around Hamilton has been sentenced to two and a half years' jail.

There's a big hole in Lance Carter's life. A hole that was previously filled by Leigh Rhodes, the love of his life.

Severe weather warnings issued for the upper North Island as the tail-end of a storm which battered Australia this week gets set to unleash its remaining wrath.

A cowardly attack in Auckland's CBD could have easily left an 18-year-old dead, police say.

More than 4080 people have reported feeling the 4.4 magnitude quake which has hit northwest of Wellington.

This will be a good weekend to check out the museum or cuddle up with a book as heavy showers and thunderstorms are forecast for parts of the country.

Police have charged a 13-year-old and a 14-year-old in relation to an incident at a dairy in Tauranga today.

A timber house on Raurimu Rd in the Central North Island settlement has burned to the ground.

Heavy downpours and thunderstorms are possible today in already saturated areas of the North Island.

A man is in a critical condition in Wellington Hospital's ICU after a stabbing last night.

If there was any doubt Mt Maunganui is a surfer's paradise, one only had to check out the gnarly clouds hanging above it yesterday.

Watch: The caterpillar, the robot and the running man ... this police officer from Taupo has all the moves.

A Northland businessman has been charged with drink driving and fleeing the crash that killed his wife, daughter and a family friend.

A Hastings election that otherwise might have been fought over dull big-picture issues has been blindsided by another big topic: water quality.

Homelessness, unemployment and infrastructure are key challenges facing one of the North Island's tourist hot spots, Rotorua.

Whether to accommodate out-of-towners or for residents struggling to find a house to put over their heads, the need for houses is strong in Taupo.

A "Parihaka style protest" is taking place in Foxton's CBD to prevent a council plan to move the cenotaph.

Northland has the highest rate of student transience in the country, with hundreds of pupils moving schools multiple times each year. Kaitaia

Greg Fleming hits the track and heads off towards the east coast.

Seabed mining is back in the spotlight as Trans Tasman Resources submits second application for consent to mine off the South Taranaki coast.

A large slip has blocked SH3 in North Taranaki, flooding and slips have closed roads in Wellington and hampered the capital's World War I centenary events.

Officers investigating burglaries and thefts in the Waikato - including a burglary at the Te Awamutu Police station - have recovered a stash of police-issue equipment.

A person had to be pulled from a sinking jet ski and a ship almost ran aground as rough weather lashed the North Island.