Bring out the costumes and dust off the spooky decorations – Halloween is back in the Bay of Plenty. Many groups are hosting ...

Rotorua police’s area prevention manager, Senior Sergeant Sam Parata, said a way you could protect your kids this year was by ...

The investigation into the death of actor Hayden Panettiere has been closed, with authorities ruling the 36-year-old died ...

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Northland is to get a Rural Training Hub to help grow the rural health workforce and improve access to healthcare across the ...

Whangārei’s Hundertwasser Art Centre and district marinas are among nearly $100 million of ratepayer-funded assets that are ...

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Australian correspondent Chris Russell, who explains how timely rain and tight supply have helped drive Australian cattle prices ...

Four of Hawke’s Bay’s emerging sports talents will be taking on the big guns in an All Stars Sports Night that organisers ...

Homelessness is increasing in North Canterbury, but official statistics are failing to pick up on the problem, a Salvation Army officer says. Salvation Army North Canterbury’s Barry Kirby said ...

After hearing from young women who claim they were indecently assaulted by chef Matai Kavana, along with evidence from staff at the club where they worked, his trial has been aborted. Kavana, 36, was ...

Six candidates are vying for the Otago seat of Taieri, which stretches from Dunedin’s southern suburbs to Balclutha and inland towards the Rock and Pillar Range.

Chris Bishop has welcomed Winston Peters’ surprise endorsement in the battleground Hutt South race, as the senior National MP fights for his political survival in the seat. The ...