The Cuisine Good Food Awards have given the supreme award for best restaurant to Queenstown's Amisfield Bistro.

Porirua’s Mana College has recorded a positive Covid-19 case, the school’s principal/tumuaki John Murdoch says.

Speed skater returns after dual fourth placings in 2018, while a teenage biathlete who was in the running for the US team dons the silver fern at the Winter Olympics.

The All Blacks are heading back to South Africa for the first time since 2018.

The popular Christchurch Marathon set to take place on April 10 is the latest event in the south to be cancelled.

An elderly man had to be freed from a car after it crashed into a Christchurch motel.

Wellingtonians wanting to get out of the city near Parliament faced major congestion due to the protest – delays that may continue over the coming days as protesters set up camp.

ANALYSIS: Labour has indicated it will be pushing full-steam head with its improbably large agenda, setting up a classic political fight between the right and the left.

An honesty box honey stall in rural Taranaki has shut up shop after being targeted by thieves who took off with around $500.

Gore's Hokonui Rūnanga expects "transformational improvement" of water in its district.

Some anti-vaccine mandate protesters who blocked roads and abused hospitality staff have pitched tents for an overnight stay outside Parliament.

Cantabrians are being urged to stay away from one of the most polluted lakes in the country after discovery of potentially toxic algae.

Aucklanders can have their say on the council's budget, including a climate action additional rate, until the end of March.

Despite having no alternative route, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says closing the road for the best part of two days will have less of an impact than multiple, staggered closures.

Be prepared for roadwork closures on southbound lanes on State Highway 1, between East Tamaki Rd and Manukau.

REVIEW: While the characters' domestic dramas feel identifiable, it’s where the police procedural kicks in that the show starts to creak at the seams.

Mask use is increasing, and Christchurch City Council doesn't want them littering streets and rivers - and for maintenance workers to be safe.

The Ministry of Education says every school has its own plan which "best meets the needs" of its students and staff.

Beautifully pitched and modulated, this 2015 tale, now on Neon, is a top-class farce and coming-of-age comedy of the highest order.

A quarter of a million more people than normal will be eligible for the free flu vaccine this year.