Having last year missed the playoffs for the first time since 2003, the red and blacks are back, after seeing off a gallant Steamers side.

A week after he disappeared, police still don't know what happened to Wayne Hammond.

The in-form Black Caps legspinner was struck on the forehead by the ball in their win over Namibia.

On Glen Sowry's first day on the job, the normally busy Queenstown Airport had zero flights.

The winning ticket was purchased at Pain & Kershaw in Martinborough, while the $5 million Powerball draw has rolled over to Wednesday night.

The 103-test All Black signed off from the Heartland Championship by helping East Coast beat Wairarapa Bush.

The Labour Party has once again give the Caucus the first - but not necessarily the last - opportunity to elect its own leader.

Police are investigating a fight that happened in Lower Hutt on Saturday afternoon.

A slow start to testing and vaccinations in the Taranaki town where Covid-19 was found in the wastewater saw an iwi get innovative on Saturday.

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The side from the capital showed why they’re regarded as title contenders with a victory over the defending Hallyburton Johnstone Shield champs.

A mosque became a vaccination clinic on Saturday for members who did not have great English, or anyone who wanted somewhere accessible.

Two-time defending champs book their Premiership playoffs spot for an eighth straight year after an eighth straight victory over the Lions.

Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Rotorua could be in for heavy rain, leading to flooding around rivers and streams, MetService says.

A positive case visited Chemist Warehouse in Te Rapa on Sunday October 31.

Cantabrian Michael Vink has won a third SBS Bank Tour of Southland after a fast-paced finish into Invercargill’s Gala St on Saturday afternoon.

As daily Covid-19 cases hits an all-time high, PM Jacinda Ardern says this is 'right bang' in the middle of the Government's modelling.

Chained by the neck to the gates of a Taranaki Fonterra factory, a group of protestors disrupted the flow of tankers on Saturday.

Eden Park saw its first crowd in three months on Saturday as Aucklanders queued to get “dotted” against Covid-19.