Elisabeth Easther checks out the cheery Daffodil Capital.

A police officer has been left injured after a 23-year-old man allegedly fled in a stolen vehicle, then rammed police cars when he was finally brought to a stop.

Retailers might be enjoying a post-Christmas spending bonanza, but an economist warns the sales boom can't last.

A drug-dealing grandmother has been jailed for nearly seven years for her part in a multimillion-dollar drug syndicate.

Timelapse footage of the building of Te Papa's festive Gingerbread House. Video courtesy of Te Papa.

A bill that clarifies the definition of military-style semi-automatic guns and places controls on the importation of airguns that look like real pistols has passed a third reading in Parliament today.

Air New Zealand says it is already benefiting from The Hobbit, even before the movie's wide release.

People on the streets of Wellington brave the wild weather that hit the capital city this afternoon.

As John Key wraps up an important Burma visit, he talks to Herald Political Editor Audrey Young about what he's learned and seen.

Major breweries are battling for market share as the taste for "quality" beer takes hold in supermarkets and pubs. Geoff Cumming follows the consumer-led revolution.

Two rare birds have laid eggs at Wairarapa's Riversdale Beach and a temporary fence has been built to protect them.

The trial of the man accused of stabbing to death a Stokes Valley father after an alleged road rage incident has been aborted after three days.

A witness has told the High Court trial of a man accused of murder how she saw two men struggling to get their arms through a car window to attack the driver.

A man who had been fatally stabbed shouted after his alleged attackers they should "fight like a man'', a court has been told today.