The burnt springs of his mattress are a sobering reminder to Rangitīkei man Dave Cooper of what could have been.

A farmer convicted of ill treating animals had been “crying out” for help, but it was not forthcoming, his lawyer says.

Crooks are parking stolen vehicles behind motorists in Auckland, then stealing their belongings, police say.

When Margaret Fowlie Rastrick saw urinals in the foyer of her wedding venue, she thought her nuptials would be ruined ... but loved ones saved the day.

A dermatologist thought he was operating on a skin cancer on a woman's forehead. It turned out to be an old chickenpox scar, above the cancer.

A judge told gang boss Elder Browne he would wake up one day and realise how much of his life he had wasted in prison.

Stray cattle roaming in Auckland suburb make way for jogger before animal control 'mooved' them along.

Despite the snow and a few frosty mornings, the country had its warmest ever June.

The South Island iwi's business arm says its finances are better and paying back the government money fits with its values of tikanga and rangatiratanga.

"If I knew where he was, I'd go and get him myself," says Kevin Letica, step-father of Te Ariki Poulgrain, who has spent five days on the run.

Tupe Masina, a distant relative of Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis, says long periods in solitary damaged his mental health

Treasury warns Government debt is on an 'unsustainable trajectory' - but not because of Covid-19.

The first of several hearings is underway on the New Plymouth District Plan – the chart for growth and development in the next 10 years.

Jake Jarman is the fifth generation to work his family dairy farm,

A successful vaccination programme is needed to reopen New Zealand amid forecasts of years of Covid-19 travel disruptions, Canterbury business leaders say.

Possible heavy snow, frigid morning temperatures and wet, windy conditions are set to cause a mixed-bag of weather this week.

The $1m a year All Right? campaign promoted mental wellbeing in Canterbury for eight years, but has now been axed.

Police originally thought Hilton died after a fall at home but later received new information.

A belated wedding celebration ended with the bride being found dead in a motel room and the groom facing a murder charge.

Several crashes in Waikato were caused by black ice on Monday morning. But is there any way of preventing the slips, or any way for drivers to see it?