Road closures, bridges damaged, rural residents cut off and flood damage in the town – the coastal community is bracing for another long recovery.
The King has sent a message of goodwill to New Zealand for Matariki, reflecting on the Māori New Year as "a connecting thread that draws us together".
Major weight loss might deliver your dream body, but the part of you that used food for comfort will not be instantly 'fixed'. In fact, it's sometimes after you shed the kilos that the real work begins.
Less than a month after a ceasefire was signed between the US and Iran, conflict has returned to the Middle East, writes Ben Soodavar.
Shortly after 11pm, Wairoa mayor Craig Little declared a state of emergency as rising river levels prompted some to evacuate.
Dave Rennie's plan has hard-working Savea starting against Italy and Ireland before he has a rest and returns for Tests against world champions.
One attendee at this year's national Hautapu dawn ceremony at Takaparawhau, Bastion Point held back tears as she told 1News she was "very moved" by the event.
The winner of the $1 million Lotto draw didn't know he was the recipient of all four prizes until he read a news story, and checked his ticket.
The former two-time UFC middleweight champion says it's the "right thing" for this stage of his career, ending a long and successful partnership.
The Kiwi chef says he is "in good shape" after undergoing hand and ear operations within three weeks, thanking hospital staff as he recovers.
The public were urged not to collect or consume shellfish gathered from the Tennyson Inlet and Fitzroy Bay areas due to the presence of toxins.
Kent local Dean Foord was arrested in December 2025 in an attempt to evade policemen, which saw him wedge himself into his fridge and refuse to come out.
One person is in a critical condition after a two-vehicle crash in Ahipara that killed two people this morning.
Fire and Emergency NZ was alerted to the crash near Arthur's Point at 3.14pm on Friday, responding with two crews from Queenstown and one from Frankton.
More than a decade after the earthquakes flattened much of Christchurch's central city, the CBD skyline is filling with new apartments and townhouses.
Mark Dillon and teammate Malcolm Taylor were due to travel to Croatia for the top competition in September — but now face uncertainty with their gear stuck at sea.
The Indian leader, who is the highest-profile head of state to visit New Zealand in more than a decade, touched down in Auckland at 8.15pm.
