A sportsman who was suspended for five weeks after he gave another player "one big boot to the head" is now off the field for the rest of the season.

Demand for vaccine will be "really substantial and overwhelming for the system" when the general population is able to get a jab, health leader says.

Almost 30,000 nurses have voted to strike on June 9, unhappy with pay and conditions.

Mahalia – one of only three gorillas in New Zealand – died at age 12 after a large abnormal growth was discovered in his abdomen a day ago.

She is "calming and charming" and he "slick", but together this married couple of nearly 55 years is helping protect South Islanders against coronavirus.

“We assessed the risk, we went through checks, followed procedure and put some things in place," says principal.

Emily Branje's mum says a coroner's report left her “proud” her daughter remembered important water safety skills in her final moments.

Kiwi Muslims pray for loved ones overseas, hit by the pandemic and the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Here, they say, they're "fortunate".

Transport card operator takes accounts section offline after investigation, replaces it with online forms.

Ovato, one of the country's largest print and distribution companies, emailed the Compliance Office to find out if selling a controversial publication to retailers would be unlawful.

Stephen Constable and his wife Varunthon​ escaped with their lives, but 22 of the couple’s pet parrots were not so lucky, perishing in the blaze.

Canterbury’s Selwyn district will be the first in the South Island to make microchipping cats mandatory.

More than 40 of the 150 passengers booked on the flight have tested positive for the virus before boarding, meaning almost half won’t be able to fly.

Selwyn Dobbinson returned to study 60 years after graduating with his first degree, and has become one of the oldest graduates from a New Zealand university.

It’s a heartrending truism that among this group of bright young faces are some who will perish or be forever maimed in a road crash.

Some students were upset, a few were shaking, but most were calm and quiet as they were told about the bomb scare at St Peter's School Cambridge.

“If you are fully vaccinated, you no longer need to wear a mask,” Joe Biden is happy to announce, as the US aims for a return to pre-pandemic life.

The brewery owner behind a racist Facebook rant – in which he called Māori the scourge of New Zealand – has apologised for his “completely unacceptable” comments.

The Rainbow communities advisory group will provide feedback on Wellington City Council's policy development and before votes.

An "honest mistake" led to 20 holes being cut in Ruapekapeka Pā by a man using a metal detector.