After remaining Covid-free for much of the pandemic, the small island oasis has recorded its first locally tested case.

Aggressive customers used to be a rare occurrence at Wellington city libraries. Now staff are being screamed and abused on almost a daily basis.

The school's principal said they had made the tough decision to shut the school down for the year ahead of exams, to minimise further disruptions.

Research finds 800,000 Kiwis are exposed to risky nitrate levels in their water, and they could be causing up to 40 deaths and 100 bowel cancer cases a year.

REVIEW: While one can’t escape the feeling it will all end in tears, this 1999 Nicholas Sparks' adaptation is intriguing and the characters engaging.

Only time will tell whether Covid-19 got into Stratford’s wastewater via a local or a visitor, Taranaki health bosses say.

REVIEW: Not only should long-term fans give this a stab, but those looking for the next Mare of Easttown could well find their search ends here.

South Wairarapa District Council is set to sign off on spatial plans which will dictate future growth.

A person has died and four others seriously injured in a crash at Riverton on Monday morning.

Whangarei Warehouse Stationery is the latest location linked to the Delta outbreak.

The "thoroughly nice guy", who served in the Pacific theatre, died on Monday morning, his family say.

Early childhood educators earn up to $16,000 less than their kindergarten counterparts despite holding the same qualifications, kaiako (teachers) say.

A swing bridge at a popular campsite may be rebuilt by the Department of Conservation.

OPINION: Voluntary consent must not be influenced by pressure from medical staff, friends or family. An individual must be allowed to make a decision either to accept or decline healthcare services freely.

The Ministry of Health is investigating two possible cases of Covid-19 aboard a ship berthed in Bluff.

Work will focus on improving the condition of the track and drainage, and make the route more resilient.

After 12 first-class innings without a half-century, Canterbury opener takes on the speedy Ben Sears and roars back into form.

A group of aviation security officers – who lost their jobs over their decision not to have the Covid-19 vaccine – have lost their case in the High Court.

When Piripono Brown saw a hungry baby and distressed mum outside a Tokoroa superette, she knew what to do.

NZ researchers are working on a mission that will involve three spacecraft connected to each other by laser beams.