A panel of undecided voters backed the Labour leader more than National's.
Chain will make the multi-million-dollar investment over the next five years, opening around 50 new gyms and creating up to 1000 jobs nationwide.
Satellites are being designed to manoeuvre near, inspect, disable, or destroy spacecraft in projects shrouded in mystery.
More than a quarter of a million people rallied nationwide to support school pupils demanding more education funding.
The re-investigations, under Operation Hark, began after concerns were raised about Detective Inspector Kevan Verry's handling of a historical sexual abuse case in Northland that had sat for a couple of years with no action.
Still disappointed by their 3-1 series loss to South Africa, New Zealand will look to vent their frustrations in Saturday's Eden Park Bledisloe Cup opener in Auckland.
Kalyn Ponga and Dane Gagai are poised to reprise their Newcastle finals heroics for New Zealand after both were selected to debut for the Kiwis at the Rugby League World Cup.
The UN health agency said it has been in contact with Russian authorities following reports of a lab worker's death.
The men are suspected of operating a citywide ring that stole and resold about 2700 cats for meat.
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including the washup from the last night’s election debate, and an NBA star shows up at a French rugby training.
The suspected plot against RAF Fairford, around 160km west of London, has been linked to Iran by British authorities.
Gavin Newsom and California mayors rebuke the President’s remarks, while the White House insists he was warning about the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran.
Both Simeon Brown and Kieran McAnulty claimed their boss had won last night's leaders debate.
The Crown has decided there is insufficient evidence to prosecute Tamihere again, months after the Supreme Court overturned his convictions.
The 3-year-old fell 12 metres to his death after his father lifted him up to see the hotel's waterpark, a court has heard.
"Her recovery is medically unprecedented. Her prognosis remains unclear but, at a minimum, we expect a long recovery," her attorneys say.
The lawsuit said McDonald’s pricing tool uses artificial intelligence to collect data that competing franchises wouldn’t normally share, like store-level sales.
Aspeq Limited has been chosen to work alongside the Department of Internal Affairs to design the service, including the booking, payment and delivery of tests nationwide.
Gurleen Bahia's certificate of approval was revoked in a decision by Private Security Personnel Licensing Authority Trish McConnell on Tuesday.
The first head-to-head between the two leaders is the year's second highest reaching broadcast of the year.
Several of NZ First's newcomer candidates have taken spots on the party's list ahead of currently sitting MPs.
Investigators believe people know what happened to Chantelle McLaughlin-Middlemiss in June and are urging them to come forward.
Ruta and Sili Ah Ching continued to trade after their companies were struck off, with attempts by IRD to clarify the situation met with "zero co-operation and compliance.”
A Deloitte analysis favoured further exploration of a New Zealand team entering Australia's Big Bash League.
Labour leader Chris Hipkins was the winner in a survey of more than 6400 debate watchers.
“This case is unprecedented. It is horrific. And the physical abuse, beating and punishment that these very young children received is despicable.”
The blaze broke out at Walter Peak Station on Tuesday with the battle bringing in five aircraft supporting 23 firefighters for tomorrow's renewed efforts.
John Edward Lario, 21, was sentenced on October 2 after pleading guilty to two offences relating to the sexual abuse of children.
The Blenheim Waste Sorting Centre reopened today, 11 months after a discarded lithium-ion battery sparked a fire.
Should the Barrett brothers be back on the field, it'll be the first time they've played together since their victory over Ireland last November.
Saint also starred opposite Cary Grant in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller North by Northwest in a career lasting well into her 90s.
Da Cheng 'Eddie' Zhi said he was delivering a gift of dead animal skins when "things started to turn a bit south".
Erika Rodrigues Coelho, a Brazilian national living in Queenstown, has not been seen since September 18.
South Wairarapa’s deputy mayor says the closure highlights the town’s ongoing vulnerability.
One month out from the election, one thing is becoming clear - voters are turning away from Labour and National as minor parties reap the rewards.
Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon is accused of fatally shooting Jesse Baird, 26, and his new boyfriend Luke Davies, 29, in 2024.
On the East Coast of the North Island, Māori voters living in areas vulnerable to extreme weather say they need more than short-term relief.
