If wine had a personality, pinot noir's would be strangely alluring while requiring occasional therapy.

Hundreds of North Island homes have been hit by power cuts as high winds continue to lash regions still reeling from the weekend's storm.

Police smashed their way into a Masterton house this week and held a couple at gunpoint - only to discover the man they were after moved out months ago.

The formula for national motor rally championship contender Emma Gilmour is simple.

Slips and surface flooding are causing havoc for motorists in the lower North Island as heavy rain and gale force winds sweep the region.

What goes on behind the scenes when leading chef Peter Gordon collaborates with a leading company to launch a new product.

One of NZ's greatest scientists was investigated by Britain's MI5 as a suspect in passing information to Russia on the first atomic bombs, according to newly released files.

Rain or shine, Castlepoint has plenty to offer, finds Jacqui Madelin.

An earthquake has been felt in Palmerston North and other parts of the Manawatu as well as in northern Wairarapa and southern Hawkes Bay.

A huge sperm whale has been torched and butchered after washing up on a beach in the Wairarapa.

The rain Aucklanders have copped today is likely to ease for a relatively fine but cool weekend.

A Masterton woman, who caused the death of an elderly dial-a-driver while she was three times over the legal blood alcohol limit, has escaped jail.