A judge urged a Northlander convicted of manufacturing methamphetamine to make a positive contribution to society upon his release

By Rebecca Malcolmrebecca.malcolm@dailypost.co.nz A whooping cough outbreak has hit Rotorua - with more than 30 cases recorded so

Police are investigating an alleged assault at a popular Whanganui park on Tuesday. The Bason Botanical Gardens on Rapanui Rd near

An accident along Whanganui's Mosston Rd which knocked out power to nearly 200 homes has prompted calls for a speed camera in the

The waterfront farm combines beef and sheep with honey and tourism.

Footpath outside mall closed for building strengthening work.

Temperatures plummeted below freezing the night two men died on a tramp in the Tararua Forest Park.

A super moon, an overly-ambitious attitude and vicious tide at Shipwreck Bay seem to have spelled disaster for a young German couple

Stopping the flow of pollutants into urban Whangarei's 6000 stormwater traps and planting trees along the waterways could all help

Screaming could be heard while flames and smoke poured out of a Northland home which was severely damaged by fire. Fire crews, ambulance

More than 100 Hawke's Bay claims had been lodged with the EQC after the Kaikoura earthquake.

A Hawke's Bay prison assault which paralysed an inmate was carried out because of a failure to deliver on an arrangement to bring

By Kiri Gillespie A BUZZ: Pak'nSave Papamoa's Gloria Goepel (left) and Sharron Taylor are happy to have sold a $500,000 winning ticket

A police spokesperson said "early indications were hypothermia" in relation to the two deaths, but that had not been confirmed.

Campaigners pushing for a cleanup of Hatea River collected more than 170 signatures at the first "Take the Plunge" event on the Canopy

New Air New Zealand flight times are having an impact on health services and could see Northlanders who are waiting for specialist

A Northland hotel owner has had his bar manager's certificate cancelled after drinking while on duty and a customer was seriously assaulted and knocked unconscious.

Envelopes containing cash for the happy newly-weds were stolen during the celebration - and an uninvited guest is believed to be the thief.

A 27 truck military convoy battled poor weather and the threat of more landslides to deliver 8860ltrs of fuel and 10,000ltrs of water to Kaikoura today.

The $5.5m winning Powerball ticket sold at a Whangarei store has been claimed. Wednesday's winning ticket, which was made up of $5

The PwC Centre project on Wellington's waterfront came through this week's 7.8 magnitude earthquake unscathed.

A piece of coastal paradise will remain forever in public hands after a 2ha section of beachfront land was bought by the Napier and

A mother whose 3-year-old son was left unattended in a van outside a Whanganui kohanga reo says she has not been heard in the complaints process which followed.

JS171116NADLOTTO045.JPGSunnyside Foodmarket owners Ketan and Sejai Patel were excited after selling the $5.5m winning Lotto ticket

Three teenagers are to appear in Youth Court after a string of incidents sparked by one of them being stood down from school.

Veterans of two Hawke's Bay gangs will bike alongside each other in the fight against domestic violence in the White Ribbon Ride which

A Fonterra milk tanker driver was uninjured when his truck and trailer crashed off the road near Woodville this morning. The tanker

For Hawke's Bay architect Graham Linwood and designer Jacob Scott there was a slightly bittersweet touch to receiving Presidents Awards

The capital is coming to terms with the financial impact of the week's devastating earthquakes.

A lucky Whangarei Lotto player is $5.5million richer after winning Lotto's Powerball First Division last night. The winning ticket