Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says commonsense has prevailed, after the government passed legislation that means thousands of ...

More than a dozen fire crews are battling a large shed fire in Canterbury's Selwyn district. The fire, at a property on ...

In a massive coup for this year's Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa league, the Tokomanawa Queens have lured WNBA player Hailey Van Lith as an import player to their already stacked roster.

A four-wheel-drive trip took a dramatic turn, when a vehicle broke down in a riverbed and two men seeking help were met by a ...

Thousands of people have marched in central Auckland to protest the government's proposed Conservation Amendment Bill.

Three kayakers have been rescued from the water in Maraetai, Auckland, after they capsized on Saturday. The Police Eagle helicopter responded after the water emergency was reported around 12.50pm.

Black Caps all-rounder Rachin Ravindra has dislocated his right shoulder during a promotional shoot with broadcaster Sky.

A real estate agency accepted funds for hundreds of property transactions into a trust account that went unaudited for six ...

The median fulltime wage and salary worker earned $48,024 in the year ended June 2011 and paid $7427 in personal income tax.

Forest and Bird are calling for a fast-tracked coal mining application to be declined after the Environmental Protection Authority found gaps in its conservation plan.

Police have launched a homicide investigation after the death of a woman in Newlands this morning. Detective Inspector Haley ...

Residents of a lower North Island retirement village were celebrating when roading officials heeded their pleas to lower the ...