Kiwirail announces new travel packages and tours to encourage travellers to explore regional New Zealand. Apart from Taranaki.

Aspects of the performance left coach Aaron Mauger grimacing in the coaching box, and the end of their final storm week can’t come soon enough.

Let's Get Wellington Moving report shows public feedback is broadly in support of transport proposals, though disagreement over car use remains.

OPINION: From a Brad Pitt western to Carey Mulligan's finest hours and a truly haunting end-to-our-world, these are films that will make you feel.

A motorcyclist has died in a crash that has closed State Highway 7 between the West Coast and the Hanmer Springs turnoff.

Police are appealing for information about Isaac Andrews who was last seen on Tuesday afternoon.

Wellington's Nocar Cargo are delivering up to 200 more packages each day emissions-free, with other companies feeling the pinch as driver isolate or take time off.

A chance to appreciate the craftsmanship of a club dedicated to model trains awaits.

Easter weekend is famous for being the one time children can get away with obscene levels of chocolate and marshmallow consumption, but there are plenty of options for adults to indulge in as well.

REVIEW: You’ll be admiring the special-effects (that still look quite impressive), only when you’ve managed to stop laughing at the one-liners.

The first quarantine-free Australian travellers are set to touch down inthe early hours of Wednesday. Here's what to expect at Auckland Airport.

Skifields have been given a lift by a Government decision to allow 275 skilled workers to enter the country ahead of the winter season.

Gusts of up to 120kmh are expected in parts of Auckland, with people advised to prepare for a "large-scale weather event".

Every district health board area in New Zealand appears to have reached its peak in the Omicron outbreak, but that doesn't mean the end of the virus yet.

Russian ambassador Georgii Viktorovich Zuev​ has been refusing to appear before the foreign affairs, defence and trade committee.

A UK-based Kiwi is warning travellers to plan for the worst after a cancellation left him in limbo for two months and facing unexpected charges.

The group arrived at the Wellington bay after police disbanded the Parliament occupation. Authorities are working through how to remove them from the site.

Hurricanes get a bonus point in their eight tries to two win over Moana Pasifika.

The budget for an important wastewater pump has increased to $24 million. Mayor Andy Foster has questions about whether the initial budget of $6 million was reasonable in the first place.

Investors are bracing for an interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank and a report on accelerating United States inflation.