Taranaki wrestled the Ranfurly Shield away from Southland in a double dose of disappointment for the Stags.

A chemical smell which led to the evacuation of Wellington Police Station yesterday was caused by an electrical fault in the lift.

The bitterly cold southerly which hit New Zealand this week is retreating, but widespread frosts are taking its place.

A fire has gutted a derelict house in a north Wellington suburb overnight.

NZ should hope John Key shows some common sense - tempered with heart - when he goes about trying to reduce from 328,000 the number of Kiwis on solo parent, sickness and invalid benefits, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Former England captain Phil Vickery is encouraging the English rugby fans to make the trip to New Zealand.

At first, I thought somebody had died and we'd stumbled into the place where the corpse was being embalmed...

Expect a plethora of international flavour at this year's wearable art show, writes Ann Newbery.