Two local men found the missing pair, 10 kilometres away from their starting point in dense bush.

Another person was taken to hospital with moderate injuries following the crash on Sunday afternoon.

Gale force winds, power cuts and fires will give way to fine weather in the South Island this week after a stormy weekend.

The world's most popular contemporary medical drama is back, while a beloved sci-fi franchise gets an anime makeover.

Kiwi lightweight needed to see off the unranked German to resurrect his title hopes, and he did so in style.

The underrated Manawatū mare has marked her return to racing in emphatic fashion.

Set to be named Dally M rookie of the year, tearful Walsh admits the reason for being led away by police early on Sunday.

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Buzz surrounding townhouses replacing the century-old factory suggests Petone is becoming the “Ponsonby of Wellington”, the site's developer says.

Few people expect the Boks to change their grinding, brutal style next weekend. How can the ABs counter it?

Wingers scorch the Tauranga turf for five of their seven tries, while Stephen Perofeta has a dream day at the office.

Taranaki’s mobile vaccination clinic is going on an around the mountain tour to reach rural communities.

Fiordland will have its own bespoke mental health programme in the near future as the Southern District Health Board works on extending its wellbeing support in the region.

What started as a Southland business asking how it could help, has grown into a five-day, 18-session summit to support Fiordland businesses.

Two Countdown supermarkets in south Auckland are the latest additions to the list of locations by the ministry.

Group express safety concerns over development, saying an accident is inevitable and councillors will be held "responsible for any harm" caused.

Pedro Da Cunha, 34, believed poking his device over the cubicle wall could be a prelude to sex. Instead, he booked a date in court.

The Winton RSA made a toast to its oldest ex-servicemen - Tom Johnstone, 102, and Les King, 100 - at the weekend.

The Southern District Health Board has appointed a dedicated co-ordinator to further develop its Community Supported Isolation and Quarantine service in case of another community outbreak of Covid-19.

Customer-facing businesses are estimated to have lost an average of $85,000 in sales since August 17.