He arrived in town and the NRL battlers won their second game of the season, Bulldogs fans say it's no coincidence.

A momentary lapse in concentration did not warrant the potential repercussions of deportation and unemployment a conviction might bring, a court has ruled.

Community rallied to get tested in the wake of a weak-positive from one of its children - and now 'everyone's smiling'.

A Stewart Island child has been cleared of any infection after earlier returning a weak-positive result.

He didn't pay anything because he wasn't completely satisfied, he told the jury.

The number of people who say they don’t want the Covid-19 vaccine will drop by about half over time, director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield says.

One person needed to be cut free from the wreckage of a car before being flown to hospital by rescue helicopter, while another was taken by ambulance.

Chef Theo Papouis from Miramar’s Oikos Hellenic Cuisine shares the places he loves to eat.

Already living with the hurt of being raped and having no-one believe her, a teenage girl was taken to a psychiatric facility and subjected to more sexual trauma.

Fa's team keen on the fight if the deal is right with Addin Fonua Blake and Brandon Smith possibly on the undercard.

Christchurch is facing a tight finish to get the venue for the globally televised SailGP yacht race shipshape by summer.

Sam Wilding nearly died when he was run over by a tractor at the age of 4. His saviours came to the rescue again when his son's birth hit complications.

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Police are investigating after more than $600,000 meant for a new synthetic track in Palmerston North went astray.

Tensions over a cycleway have boiled over with Hutt City’s mayor calling on Cabinet ministers to step in and help pull the state rail operator into line.

Jeremy Clarkson swaps Grand Touring for sheep farming and tractor driving, while a new Aussie drama looks at the fallout from an unexpected pregnancy.

A2 Milk and Synlait Milk posted the biggest gains on the NZX 50 as optimism grew for the infant formula market.

Here's the latest on what's happening in the capital today.

The owner of five Southland dairy farms says the staffing shortage hitting the industry is a safety and environmental disaster waiting to happen.

The risk to New Zealanders is considered low from new community Covid-19 cases in Sydney, health officials say.