Feelings of fortune and hygiene were in the air as one of the biggest music festivals happening anywhere in the world got under way in the capital.

Kiwis will once again be able to fly to Queensland quarantine-free from Saturday evening.

When Northland's tsunami warnings went off on March 5, it was yet another setback for terminal cancer patient Hollie Welsh.

China’s Consulate in Auckland has hinted a documentary exposing New Zealand government links to a blacklisted Chinese company could harm trade relations.

Hostels with shared bathrooms. Meals together. No-one has money. Everyone, including small children, expected to work.

Year 12 students say they were subjected to racial taunts at a Kāpiti Coast District Council meeting, while a teacher and student allege they were hit with a chair.

Two distributors have ditched products made at the West Coast Christian community and their government endorsement may be withdrawn.

Crown apologises, Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little says no settlement could fully compensate the Hauraki/Auckland iwi.

It was once the second largest warehouse in the country, now the super-sized building is being turned into a girls' school.

Police have not yet laid charges in relation to the double homicide - which they say appears to be "family harm-related". A man is under police guard at Auckland City Hospital.

Experts fear the widespread belief that women lie about violence is suppressing abuse claims in the Family Court.

“I'm not gonna stand there and say to people, chain them to a table and tell them to read it. I treat people like adults."

A winning streak for Powerball continued on Saturday with a player from Christchurch set to take home $5.2 million after the live Lotto draw.

A man has died following a skydiving incident in Tauranga on Saturday morning.

Young man arrested after police officer was stabbed in a patrol car during a family harm incident.

She was told not to sell pounamu online. She fired back: 'you should be appreciative of colonialism'

The horticulture sector faces a labour crisis - and NZ could see fruit shortages as a result.

One person was taken to hospital in a serious condition on Saturday after a vehicle rolled along Ruru Rd in the Christchurch suburb of Bromley.

America's Cup Minister Stuart Nash won't say whether Government applied for fresh cash injection from Budget 2021 for next defence.

A person is being taken to hospital in a critical condition after a crash in Riwaka.