At Pak n' Save, French-imported butter Petit Normand is just as cheap as our cheapest butter.

New Zealand's largest agricultural event has officially begun.

Starship Foundation host a star-studded event to raise funds for paediatric healthcare.

Waves up to 3-storeys high have been recorded off Banks Peninsula.

A new study is Sweden has tested how quickly drones can deliver heart defibrillators when someone suffers from a heart attack.

Lions suffer their second defeat to a gusty Highlanders team.

It was a rough night for many parts of the country, with bad weather expected to continue.

The latest figures from the Real Estate Institute show Auckland continues on the downward slide while in the rest of the country, house prices continue to rise steeply.

REINZ data for May showed Auckland growth well behind NZ figures.

Cold weather is going to grip much of New Zealand.

Team NZ will face off against Oracle in the America's Cup.

Imagine the All Blacks getting a five-point head start for the World Cup final.

From today an active front will begin to cross the South Island, moving north.

22 thousand foreign students wanting to do “low level” courses here, will be affected by Labour’s immigration policy.

There’s new evidence that tenants have been paying hundreds of dollars more in water bills than they should be.

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff releases report on Auckland's housing crisis.

Tomorrow the Herald launches Counting Crime, a week-long series that looks at offending in New Zealand, who is affected by it, when and where.

The Marceau family may finally hear what motivated their daughters killer.

Wind, cold and snow, this week has it all.

An Internal Affairs report has raised concerns that three charitable trusts - run out of New Zealand and holding over $130 million dollars - may have been misused to evade tax or launder money.

With voting closed in the UK’s snap election, exit polls are suggesting a hung parliament.

Voluntary euthanasia bill to be debated in parliament.

The former head of the FBI James Comey gave testimony before a US Senate hearing investigating whether Russia interfered with the 2016 election.

Voluntary euthanasia will be discussed in parliament.

Team New Zealand have made it into the qualifier finals of the America's Cup.

Jason Donovan is in the country to perform in the Million Dollar Quartet.

Benny Foar is a member of the Blind Foundation. He suffers from vision loss, but every week he takes blind people out for walks around the Auckland Domain.

One cafe owner has combined a pie with a coffee.

Steve Hansen has named the All Blacks Squad that will take on the Lions.

Fletch and Vaughan put the new sugar free Coke to the test.