Has Waitangi Day reached the sweet spot of solemnity and celebration?

Earlier:Firefighters have been working overnight to contain a devastating blaze in the Tasman district which has burned large tracts of land, destroyed homes and killed livestock.

Helicopters are attacking the 1870ha fire.

Earlier: Man uses digger to save home from Tasman blaze

Earlier: Helicopters are attacking the 1870ha fire, spread across 20km, from the air as Civil Defence declares a state of emergency and more than 170 homes have been evacuated or self-evacuated.

Redwood Valley evacuee describes property damage from Tasman district fire

Earlier: More than 100 homes have been evacuated or self-evacuated with people registering with the Civil Defence Centre in Wakefield.

Tasman people have had to flee their homes to seek refuge in a evacuation centre.

Earlier: Hundreds of people have gathered before dawn at the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi.

Dominic Taylor talks about the new Instagram Parent's Guide that's about to be launched to help parents understand the risks of social media. / Dean Purcell

Having 270,000 Instagram followers can have its downsides, Dominic Taylor has found.

"We bring the hospital to the patient."

A look at the new 'very powerful, stable and responsive' Westpac helicopter.

Market volatility took its toll on KiwiSaver accounts in the final quarter of 2018.

Volatile markets took their toll on KiwiSaver in 2018.

Fox appeared in the Hamilton District Court this morning where she was sentenced and fined $590.

Discover the magic behind one of the southwest Waikato's best-kept secrets.

Horrific scenes as car 'rammed' into people at party. / Jason Oxenham

Cannabis law and tax policy reform will both test Labour's appetite for electoral risk.

Parents had newborn and redundancy to deal with when he was rushed to hospital.

Jai Costello has to travel to Auckland's Starship Hospital every 4-6 weeks for throat surgery. His family say it would not be possible without Ronald McDonald.

Interview with LGBT essay competition winner Sophie Newton, a Year 11 student at Glendowie College.

Wellington property developer Ian Cassels is doing his bit for the city's rental properties shortage, by provoding emergency student accommodation in a building he owns.

"Everything can be taken away so quickly."

The men said they could fix her roof but instead left a hole in it.

For some sun-baked parts of the country, it's now been an official heatwave.

Police Commissioner Mike Bush has today revealed new improved body armour will be delivered to all officers over the next three years.

Dialysis patient gets second life after transplant.

COMMENT: Bridges' State of the Nation speech in Christchurch should have been a breeze.

Comment: They've turned what was a rock-star into a pub karaoke croaker.