A man sent to prison after being caught in a police sting sending explicit online messages to what he thought was a 13-year-old girl is appealing his sentence.

A Kapiti Coast school has been evacuated to a nearby community hall following a bomb scare, which the principal says was sparked by an email from overseas.

The King and Queen of Netherlands are in Wellington.

Almost two-thirds of Aucklanders who don't own their own homes plan to buy their first homes outside the city.

An event at Hill St Early Childhood Centre in Wellington this morning will publicise the campaign to restore funding and quality to ECE.

Give yourself a pat on the back, people of Wellington

Squally thunderstorms and heavy rain are forecast to hit the North Island overnight, with a severe weather watch in place.

Only five days into November, 10 people have already died on our roads, and police fear another 60 to 70 people could be killed before the end of the year.

Research project to look at the lives of those who died in the 1918 flu epidemic and were buried at Karori Cemetery.

Relief could be on the way.

Exclusive: Herald investigation sparks legislative change banning punishment rooms in Kiwi schools.

A young Kiwi entrepreneur has put his study skills to the test and set up a business to help other students pass their exams.

A man has been hospitalised after he was injured at a rubbish transfer station near Paraparaumu.

Vigil to support Anatoria Headland after her two children were found dead in Perth home and their father charged with double murder.

The woman who helped raise Steven Adams shares her thoughts on his mammoth NBA contract.

Whether or not a Wellington primary school teacher is fit to teach was the subject of a New Zealand Teachers' Disciplinary Tribunal

It was a wild day of weather for the upper North Island yesterday, but what will today bring?

A Wellington art gallery owner is reaching out to women trying to deal with periods while living rough.

One person is dead after a car with trailer and motorbike crashed five kilometres north of Eketahuna, police say.

Around $2.1 million will be invested to build a total of six new classrooms at schools in the Wellington and Kapiti regions, Education Minister Hekia Parata announced today.

Would-be millionaires are flocking to Lotto stores around the country for tonight's big draw.

Hundreds of people have signed an online petition calling to reinstate the late Helen Kelly as a nominee for New Zealander of the Year.

The woman who is believed to have sparked a controversial police investigation into a pro-euthanasia group has been identified.

Visa complications mean a couple who have just built a stunning tiny house on wheels in Paraparaumu have to sell up and leave the

One teacher allegedly accessed porn at school and blamed it on his son.

Kiwis heading out today are being advised to pack both sausages and sunscreen as a big high parks itself over the country.

Congestion north of Auckland and around Wellington has eased, NZ Transport Agency says.

A mother and her sons are being treated for hypothermia after a "miserable night" in cold, wet conditions in the Tararua Range.

Police have revealed details of a dramatic incident that allegedly began with dangerous driving and ended with assault in downtown Wellington late this afternoon.

The Ministry of Education has put schools on notice: stop using cell-like seclusion rooms as punishment immediately.