Drivers heading into the remote gold‑mining settlement north of Arrowtown will now need a permit, as locals move to protect the fragile route for the future.
Paul Barclay from Christchurch is taking on two of the world's most prestigious marathons less than a week apart.
Frances Cook outlines eight questions to ask yourself before you make the switch.
Women’s HRT patches can treat prostate cancer just as effectively as standard hormone injections, with fewer sideeffects, a trial has found.
Foreign Minister Winston Peters said "the current global context is the most challenging New Zealand has faced in the past 80 years".
Two people have been injured, including a police officer, after a car and an unmarked police vehicle collided in central Auckland last night.
A liquor licence application from the new owners of Rotorua’s relaunched dining cruiser, the Lakeland Queen paddleboat, last year brought the issue to light.
An update on New Zealand's current fuel stocks was released at 1pm today.
A subtropical low is set to approach from the Tasman early this week, with forecasters also tracking Cyclone Vaianu, currently west of Fiji, as a potential threat to New Zealand later in the weekend.
It started as a joke, but this unexpected hot cross bun filling has proven surprisingly popular.
Brown was a key figure in developing the 45‑hectare NorthPark precinct, where he still has significant financial interests and owns several buildings occupied by major tenants.
The 43 year old, known to audiences as The Vixen, has spoken about the demanding six month audition process she went through before joining the long running ITV quiz show in 2015.
The proposal comes from Egyptian, Pakistani and Turkish mediators working to halt the fighting, the two officials said.
One Tree Hill College Principal Nick Coughlan said the ongoing shortage had encouraged schools to be "as creative as they can" when it came to recruiting staff.
