The crash, involving an LPG tanker and two cars, happened in Manakau near Ōtaki.

A return to the top-six beckons for an under-strength Phoenix after their slip-up against Brisbane Roar.

The blaze, caused by a controlled burn which jumped its fire bank, spread across 3 hectares of beech forest.

Some of New Zealand’s biggest music stars reminisce about how they found their groove at Christchurch’s Dux de Lux.

A person was taken to hospital after the assault on Bealey Ave about 7.45pm on Friday.

The beloved actor, who has just died, revealed to Stuff in 2013, his sadness and frustration at being denied another chance to play Richard DeVere.

St George’s Hospital's maternity centre is under review as a “proposal for change” goes before staff.

Lego has finally got serious about doing a DeLorean time machine from Back to the Future, and it is awesome.

Toole will be playing on his home turf in CD's Plunket Shield game against Canterbury in Palmerston North.

A 15-year-old has been accused of intentionally lighting a fire in a woman's bedroom before fleeing to a friend's home.

A lawyer battling alcoholism had a sexual relationship with his psychotherapist client, who was helping him with addiction issues.

An already stretched Dunedin Hospital emergency department was slammed, with 17 people presenting at ED before midnight.

Sidelined for two weeks after getting banged up in a pre-season match, Chiefs Manawa will be boosted by Black Fern Stacey Fluhler in their season finale.

Robert Johnston saw a flash of white and an explosion and was sure the other driver was dead from the impact - instead, he'd lost his "best mate", his dog Cash.

REVIEW: Mariama Diallo's feature debut is a beautifully crafted, superbly executed allegorical tale that will stay with you for days.

A group of 150 overseas-trained doctors are struggling to get work, despite the Omicron-hit health sector suffering skill shortages.

The underdogs looked poised to derail the semifinal hopes of the West Indies, but were pipped in the final over in Mount Maunganui.

Before Omicron, 52 Kiwis had died with Covid-19. In the past two months this has risen to 156, and is going to increase further in the coming weeks.

There's "drug use, violent behaviour, vandalism and other anti-social behaviour" around Rotorua motels daily and a perception they're "destroying our city", Rotorua mayor says in letter to minister.

Twelve hours after a truck careened into an Auckland dairy, the building burst into flames.