Previous Sir Āpirana Ngata Memorial Scholarship recipient Eloise Matete is urging other Northlanders to apply for the scholarships after it helped her towards a career in midwifery. Photo / NZME Tai ...

Ruapehu Mayor Weston Kirton wants stronger powers for his council to deal with dangerous or menacing dogs. Photo / Moana Ellis Ruapehu’s mayor says dog control laws are failing communities and leaving ...

Local Government is on the cusp of a major Government-ordered shake-up that could coax councils towards amalgamation, but bigger councils do not automatically guarantee greater efficiency. The ...

Carmel Sepuloni, Labour’s deputy leader and the party’s spokesperson on Auckland. A flourishing Auckland is crucial to a thriving Aotearoa New Zealand. When I first came to Auckland from Waitara to ...

Holding the Kathleen Henderson Memorial Shield for A-Grade supremacy in the traditional Gisborne Netball Centre season-opening tournament are representatives of the champion YMP Whānau team, Te Arai ...

Hundreds of police officers and Australian Defence Force members have searched for self described sovereign citizen Dezi Freeman. Photo / David Caird, NewsWire Fugitive Dezi Freeman has been shot dead ...

Rooted in the artist’s Japanese heritage, the works in the exhibition titled Ma feature a mix of ink brush strokes, origami and Okiagari-koboshi – the traditional Japanese pap ...

King's College cox Ayden Miller is tossed into Lake Ruataniwha as his crew celebrate winning the 2026 Maadi Cup at Lake ...

A Kiwi-made red meat product range with “tongue-soft” texture for elderly or unwell people has won the 2026 Meat Industry Association Dragon’s Den competition.

Self-employed sheep and beef farmer Cam Clayton is the winner of the Waikato Bay of Plenty FMG Young Farmer of the Year. Clayton, 30, from Te Aroha, emerged victorious on Saturday evening, after ...

Tottenham Hotspur are coming to town. New Zealand fans of the English Premier League club will be able to catch their team ...

State Highway 12 is closed this morning after a crash in the Far North at Taheke. One person has been seriously injured. The road is closed between Horeke Rd and Rakauwahia Rd, about 10 minutes west ...