The festival has had a name change, and is now known as Bread & Circus.
Hot, dry weather last week saw rivers at critical levels again, after water shortages last summer.
A South American man has learned the hard way that stealing is wrong - and he has the injuries to prove it.
Ross Taylor and Henry Nicholls set up New Zealand's victory in Nelson - both postings hundreds.
The City of Sails has experienced a series of warm nights, coupled with high humidity, in recent days.
The native bird, spotted near Taumarunui, has a condition called leucism.
Federer still struggles to speak about Peter Carter 17 years after he died in a car accident.
The body was spotted by the Police Eagle helicopter yesterday evening.
Even invasive species "deserve protection from suffering pain or distress", SPCA says. But Forest and Bird calls the stance "flawed logic".
Myung Kang went missing at Bethells Beach on Saturday.
Replays showed Philadelphia's Treyvon Heston actually tipped the ball.
Four of the past six years have been among the warmest on record for Aotearoa.
She was 13-month-old Grace Marie Griffin of Ashburton.
Police praised the teenager for quickly walking off and telling her parents.
Senator Brad Hoylman said it was about "taking an important step in recognising changing parental norms".
St John Ambulance says the man in his thirties had a heavy landing.
The NZ Transport Agency says the fire is at Engineers Camp just south of Springs Junction.
Police are appealing for sightings of Ross Butters, 35, who's thought to be driving a Toyota Hilux.
"At first I wasn't as comfortable because breasts have always been sexualised," the 27-year-old says.
The NZ Police Association wants automatic name suppression to protect officers and their families from retaliation.
A distinguished Māori artist says it’s inappropriate a Pakeha – Owen Mapp – is the first in the field to receive such an accolade.
Smith and partner Lisa Prideaux lived up to their favourites tag to take the crown.
Sparrows and pigeons adorned with Christmas decorations have been found dead over the last three years.
The Xicheng district government posted on its social media account that three of the children had serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Iguanas that were once wiped out by predators have been reintroduced to Santiago Island.
