Climate change fuelled the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle in Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti last month.
With the number of golden beaches around Oceania, it's no surprise many Pacific nations rank among the best in the world in beach football - although NZ isn't one of them yet.
Watercare's chief executive says the damage primarily affects the city's north and western communities.
Photos from the scene show a fire exit door, some of its glass shattered, and what appears to be a cash register on the ground.
One in five students from ethnic communities have experienced race-based bullying at school, according to a new report.
“We are blessed and excited!” Lohan and husband Bader Shammas said.
Christopher Luxon has plunged to 17% in the preferred prime minister rankings, according to the last 1News Kantar Public poll.
NZEI president Mark Potter said teachers don't find it "easy" striking, but it has to be done to enforce change.
It's the first fare increase for Tāmaki Makaurau in two years, Auckland Transport said.
It follows a Government 'reprioritisation' that scrapped a container return scheme.
Tems caused a stir with her choice of fashion at the ceremony.
The Highlanders may be broken, beaten and buried at the bottom of the Super Rugby table but their talisman is telling fans there remains hope.
Nash is currently Police Minister but wasn't at the time of the phone call.
The 24-year-old TV personality last week revealed her decade-long struggle with fatigue, pain and nausea.
MetService has strong wind warnings in place for Wellington and large parts of the South Island.
The Canadian pop singer was delivering a speech at the Juno Awards when the woman appeared on stage behind her.
Fifty-one people were killed and 40 others were injured in shootings at two Christchurch mosques on March 15, 2019.
Auckland Council will consider its share of the funding request later this month.
Yesterday hackers claimed to have accessed data from the tech giant.
The Hurricanes will have plenty of power for Friday night's Super Rugby contest at home with Asafo Aumua also joining the starting XV.
It comes after Nash asked the Police Commissioner about appealing a decision before he became police minister.
The university has today launched stakeholder consultation on a visual identity proposal, designed to better reflect its aspirations for the future.
The words were decided on after OED editors scoured newspapers, political speeches and even Twitter to see how English has borrowed from te reo.
The poll reveals how many people say they have a good understanding of co-governance in the context of Three Waters.
One person has sustained serious injuries, according to "initial reports".
It's a highly politicised term, but what does it actually mean?
Stuart Nash's attempt to show the Govt is hard on crime was successful, but not in the way he hoped.
Robert Jason Guild had gathered 249 pāua when the limit was five per person.
It comes after a woman got so intoxicated in one of the lounges she was unable to board her flight.
Efforts to try and improve the river have been held back, thanks to Cyclone Gabrielle.
A MQ-9 Reapear drone was hit by a Russian fighter jet over the Black Sea, triggering a US diplomatic protest.
On March 15, 2019, Dr Hamimah Ahmat’s husband, Zekeriya Tuyan was shot in the chest at the Masjid Al Noor on Deans Avenue in Christchurch.
Taine Tuaupiki could've chased his NRL dreams with better deals at other clubs but the chance to "come home" was all he needed to join the Kiwi NRL team.
NZPFA GM Jacob Spoonley said there's plenty of discussions to be had now that the City of Sails has been identified as an ideal location for A-League expansion.
‘It's a way of turning what's happened to us into something positive,’ says HRC manager of conversion practices Matt Langworthy.
The AA says new technology has made paper maps obsolete.
Ahuriri has been missing since he was last seen on February 14, driving his white Toyota Hilux.
