Thousands join festivities as City Mission and Salvation Army host Kiwis for traditional feast

Bystanders praised for action after walking frame user robbed in Gisborne

The woman was outside a superette on Roebuck Rd at around 10am on Saturday when she was threatened and money in her hands was allegedly snatched.

'Significant weather event' forecast as warnings expand across NZ

A trough embedded in a humid northerly flow was forecast to bring prolonged heavy rain to the top of the South before moving north in the coming days.

Coronet Peak opens early thanks to South Island first 'snow factory'

The Queenstown ski field is banking on new snowmaking technology to extend its season and take the uncertainty out of winter as climate variability continues to bite.

Willis: Banks would be 'unwise' to pass new levy onto customers

The Finance Minister also defended the Government's fiscal record as the surplus target slipped three years from its original 2023 election promise.