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.

The Anglican Church has apologised to a Northland woman who says she was mentally, physically and sexually abused.

Ahipara man Duane Tawhai has received brickbats and offers of support after revealing he and three of his children lived without electricity

A man described by a High Court judge in Northland as "dangerous and evil" has been denied permission to appeal against his conviction

A woman frantically racing to a serious crash involving her husband ran out of petrol a few hundred metres down the road.

WATCH: In a possible world first, a Russell couple has filmed a wild two-week-old kiwi and both its parents emerging from a nest in the dead of night.

As news that the world's largest single-masted sloop was docked in Northland for repairs spread so have the bookings for next year.

KiwiRail has slashed its freight service on the Northland-Auckland line by half, but says the volume of freight transported will essentially

A Dannevirke man said he couldn't believe his eyes when he saw a car plough into a house on High St in the early hours of Saturday

Watch: 56 students from all over the world - many who have never met face to face - show that a little teamwork can go a long way.

Duane Tawhai was close to tears as he told of his struggle to cope.

The "racist" anti-Muslim rants included in a pamphlet circulating in Whanganui have upset some locals.

A popular central city backpackers has been raided by armed police in Wellington.

A convicted meth dealer had months hacked off his sentence after convincing gang members to surrender a cache of 20 weapons.

A "super pod" of about 25 orcas have been socialising and hunting stringrays in the Whangarei Harbour. Northland orca expert Ingrid

A front made its icy way up the country, bringing with it snow, sleet and freezing cold temperatures with winds of up to 120km/h.

A bit of good news brought Rachel Burt to tears this week. It was just what she needed after a particularly tough time. She was

A water ski club that brings huge spin-offs to Kaipara's economy is meeting this weekend to decide its future after a bylaw proposes

People who don't like the sight of blood or gore should probably avoid Whakapara from tomorrow as a major movie about a zombie apocalypse

Bay of Plenty employers have collectively paid out more than $548,400 over the past four years for causing serious harm to their workers

A Whangarei dairy farmer has been fined $3000 after two of his cows died on their way to an abattoir and a similar number had to be

The Department of Conservation says it's proceeding with the demolition of Aniwaniwa Visitors' Centre, despite claims it failed to

Aggressive behaviour towards staff and subsequent difficulty in getting teachers, along with a breakdown in relationships, is putting