Sharks, birds and marine mammals are changing their behaviours due to “relentlessly increasing” ocean temperatures, Auckland Uni scientist says.

One person died after two cars crashed in Karaka, while a cyclist was hospitalised after an accident in Ōtara.

The way we buy cars has changed a lot in recent years, and you can now do it as quickly, or as slowly as you like. And you don't even need to go into a dealership.

A fire that tore through a rural Canterbury home has been extinguished, but the property has been significantly damaged.

Emergency services were called to the house on Marlborough St in Greymouth just before 8pm on Tuesday.

Ross Taylor claims the match-clinching wicket with some right-arm offspin to go out a winner in his 112th and final test.

Queensgate Shopping Mall in Lower Hutt and Countdown Petone have been named as two of the locations of interest.

Survey of people who stayed in MIQ found experiences were "highly variable", and that just wasn't right.

A raft of stores in Christchurch and the greater Wellington region have been visited by people with Covid-19 in the past week.

Black Caps give departing great a winning farewell, crushing Bangladesh by an innings and squaring test series.

A department store, a casino and an icecream shop are among eight locations of interest in Christchurch after two new cases of Covid-19 were announced in the region.

The retiring Black Cap veteran gets the final say over Bangladesh.

The victim received non life-threatening injuries. Police said the incident was gang-related and there's no risk to the wider public.

The armed offenders squad were called to an Invercargill house on the corner of Albert and Queens Dr on Tuesday evening.

The move comes as a huge fire continues to burn through scrub and dry weather increases the risk of more damage.

A large fire at a Christchurch property linked to the Mongrel Mob has been extinguished and is being treated as suspicious.

A crash on State Highway 25A, south of Hikuai, previously caused delays in both directions.

The NZ sharemarket notched up a second loss for the week as it followed offshore markets lower.

More housing goes on the market as sellers respond to buyer demand.

When Bernadette Casey decided to make a macrame room divider, she didn't expect it to become so heavy it threathened to pull down the ceiling.