The incident has now been resolved and the road is open.

Diane Glennie was an early school dropout but went back to study and began teaching at 43.

"This is our moment to show that tolerance, mutual respect and love can and will prevail."

Up to 12,000 people are expected to attend the event at the Basin Reserve.

Again Again hope to have 90 cafes on board by the end of August.

Judges cannot spit out the beer but only end up drinking about two pints per day.

Reports of man dying after being too scared to report infected wound due to low staffing.

Chef murdered ex-fiancee in her mother's Whanganui home after love turned sour.

The Victoria University professor won the award at an event in Wellington today.

The southbound lane is completely closed and motorists are asked to avoid the area.

Low-key influenza memorial a lost opportunity for pandemic planning, say researchers.

Video of the performance at Te Matatini went viral and now been given another boost.

A Whanganui mother has chilling warning after losing her teenage daughter to meningitis

Items belonging to Gurwinder Singh have been found in the Cape Palliser area.

The man involved in a 10-hour standoff with Wellington police has pleaded guilty.

Four people with links to New Zealand died in the 2014 Malaysia Airlines disasters.

"We welcome everybody, we don't dictate what people wear."

The beaches and a pedestrian area near Lambton Quay will go smoke free this year.

Sarah Mayne's family described her as a loving and kind person, at her funeral last month.

Vic is fighting a liquor ban in Kelburn Park- a well known haunt for students.

How one Kiwi business gets the convenience of Paywave without the heavy price.

Kaffee Eis had to pay more than $20,000 in Paywave fees over the last 16 months.

Breaking the Water Whirler nearly cost Hunter Macdonald his life, his lawyer says.

A school statue and sign has been left covered in graffiti.

Police were called to the property yesterday and found Edith Roderique dead.

Councillors say it's not the role of WCC to have an official position on the issue.

A 75-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the murder and will appear in court.

The three-term councillor will run against one-term incumbent Mike Tana.

There's growing doubt Mike Tana's family will ever make the move to join him in Porirua.