The manual transmission is all but dead now, relegated to special enthusiast sports cars and entry-level base models - and even those are fading. But how about a manual EV?

Toyota, Mazda, Subaru, Kawasaki and Yamaha have all confirmed they are developing carbon-neutral fuels as alternatives to electrification.

Playing from their homes, more than 100 emergency doctors - mostly in Australia and New Zealand - put together a great rendition of Better Be Home Soon

The Zavros family ran into trouble when their Mitsubishi Canter became bogged on Friday in remote South Australia during a cross-country holiday.

The former National Cabinet minister held a host of portfolios during his 15-year parliamentary career but his leadership roles extended far beyond politics.

A man drove through a controlled intersection before being T-boned by a milk tanker, killing himself and two others, including a child.

Trucking this 70-tonne villa 700km is an absolute mission - the convoy has to tackle the Kawarau Gorge, Devil's Staircase and a rogue driver by night.

Aotearoa spends nearly $50 billion on social security – but this doesn't always reflect what whānau truly need, an iwi-based initative says. The initiative hopes to help change that.

REVIEW: It was the 1995 tale that jolted cinemagoers, transformed its stars' careers and made David Fincher the hottest director in Hollywood.

Wickets have been falling at an average of 6.33 per session but somehow the result is still up in the air and the game has made it to day three.

Goldie's painting of rangatira Hori Pokai was once sold to a World War I nurse for £30. On Tuesday, it sold for much, much more.

Compostable medicine trays, recycling of old uniforms, and cutting of single use plastic in patient meals led to carbon zero certification.

REVIEW: She heads a terrific cast of former '90s stars in this fractured tale that's a heady mix of Cruel Summer, Lost and Mare of Easttown.

Auckland private school Mt Hobson Academy has had interest from 200 teachers keen to work for its online school programme.

Santa will not be parading or punting through Christchurch this Christmas as another festive event falls victim to Covid-19.

Sir Tim Shadbolt believes a “chairs committee” at the Invercargill City Council carries too much power and suggests it is creating an A and B team at the council.

But the Ministry of Education does not yet know national numbers of those staff who have not returned to schools following the deadline to be immunised.

Two people were taken to hospital after a crash at the intersection of Gillespies Line and Kairanga-Bunnythorpe Rd.

A Māori leader says Ross Townshend deserved to be held to account after using racist slurs in a Facebook tirade.

One of the largest schools in the least vaccinated region in the South Island has lost three teachers to the Covid-19 vaccination mandate.