The Highlanders coach has been groomed to take over the top job since last year, so missing out now would qualify as a huge shock, writes Patrick McKendry.
For many families, the holidays mean sleep routines go out the window.
The now 50-year-old murderer will appear before the Parole Board for the first time on Friday.
Neither Prime Minister Keir Starmer nor President Xi Jinping publicly mentioned Donald Trump, but the US president's challenge was clearly on their minds.
The president's attempt to sidestep the United Nations through his new Board of Peace appears to have inadvertently backfired.
Momoa has reaffirmed his love for Aotearoa after filming the much of the new action-comedy The Wrecking Crew with fellow Hollywood heavyweight Dave Bautista in Auckland.
The man arrested for Tuesday’s attack, Anthony Kazmierczak, faces a charge of forcibly assaulting, opposing, impeding and intimidating.
Despite the major road reopening, there are still around 20 locations around the Coromandel where SH25 is down to one lane due to slips above or under the road.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the Government had considered the invitation but decided not to join "in its current form".
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including the possible future of the Mt Maunganui campsite, a notorious murderer faces the parole board, and have scientists found a new planet we could live on?
Julian Ingram has been on the run for a week after a deadly, alleged domestic violence-related shooting spree.
Buyers are moving away from "do-up" and experts are divided on how much value people hope to add.
Mark Anderson, 36, of Mankato, Minnesota, was arrested and charged with impersonating an FBI agent in a foiled bid to free Mangione from the Metropolitan Detention Center.
Auckland Film Studios has been the base for many high-profile New Zealand and international productions
Alcohol harm costs the economy $9.1 billion a year, and is linked to more than 200 medical conditions.
The search for the 16-year-old began after he became separated from his 17-year-old mate, who activated a personal locator beacon.
The Insurance and Financial Services Ombudsman scheme has issued a warning to travellers ahead of the rule changes beginning next month.
The number one precaution against anti-aging is staying out of the sun. That's a problem for Gen Z, who, like older generations, love to tan.
Police said the woman was taken to meet with officers on the other side.
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Massey was a Black woman who dialled emergency services to report a possible prowler outside her Springfield home.
"We’re confident the failure won’t reoccur," a Health New Zealand spokesperson said.
Some residents on and around Harakeke Drive were asked to evacuate this afternoon due to the resulting gas leak.
"Everyone wants to know. So here it is," she said in the trailer for the nearly two-hour film.
Six people were missing after a slip at Beachside Holiday Park at the base of Mauao last Thursday.
A recent inspection of the Edwin Fox Museum found numerous issues including corroding walls, cracked beams and deterioration of the 172-year-old ship itself.
In the video, Joshua thanked his fans for support after the incident – where two of his close friends, Sina Ghami and Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele, were killed.
The club legend's #10 jersey will be retired at a ceremony at tonight's home game against Melbourne United.
Shaun Baensch mowed down Bryce Trower, 31, in 2023 after believing the other man had an affair with his girlfriend.
The privacy breach is one of the biggest in New Zealand's history, after hackers gained access to health data being held by the privately owned patient records company, Manage My Health.
Trump’s threat posted on social media came after he threatened over the weekend to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if it went forward with a planned trade deal with China.
The Helena Bay Hill landslide needs to be quickly sorted to prevent the road under it from collapsing, transport leader says.
A spokesperson said Luxon was looking forward to engaging with iwi about the recent weather response and work the Government is doing to grow the economy.
Five people died in the Loafers Lodge fire in May 2023.
Adrian Wright, who has been the region’s harbourmaster since 2024, said it was his wife who prompted him to apply for the position.
Parole Board cites narcissism, neurodiversity and "offence paralleling behaviour amongst other dynamic factors" for denying the murderer's release.
Third Mt Maunganui victim confirmed; Manage My Health hacker identified; UK passport changes unlikely to be covered by insurance.
The legislation marked the culmination of negotiations over redress for historical breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Hundreds of specialised staff have been utilised across a number of workgroups, police said.
More than 2000 incidents were reported last year.