Covid lab workers are among the 10,000 health workers taking industrial action, starting on Monday.

The speed limit on one of the most dangerous roads in central Taranaki will be dropped in the coming weeks.

World number one speedgolfer Jamie Reid set a new record for his sport at his home turf, Fitzroy Golf Club, on Saturday.

The loss to the Storm two weeks ago was bad enough, but the Warriors hit rock bottom in this embarrassing loss to the Sharks.

A docu-series offers a chilling reminder of a terrifying incident where life imitated the movies, while everyone's favourite conflicted hitman is back.

Defending champion Saints get three players back against Otago, but lose again, slumping to 0-2 on young NBL season.

Firefighters are trying to put out a large fire in a gully near Dunedin.

Gold Coast will be the ex-Kiwis captain's fifth NRL club in a standout career.

The Government is investing $8 million into six Pacific health providers over four years, in a bid to denormalise smoking in Pasifika communities.

A crash so loud she thought it was an earthquake woke a New Plymouth woman around midnight on Saturday, but it turned out to be a car smashing through her neighbour’s fence.

Mystics overcome Stars in battle of Auckland, but defending champions have to work for the win against plucky rivals.

The visitors fail to score a single point in the second half, despite at one time playing against 11 men.

Josh Moorby scored a hat-trick as the Hurricanes bounced back from last weekend's defeat to register their biggest win of the season.

Sixteen people are in Palmerston North Hospital, and the total number of active cases in the MidCentral region is 1941.

After the devastating loss of their son, the couple shares photos - and the name - of their newborn daughter on Instagram.

Petrol prices are returning towards the levels that pushed the Government to act in March, and, $4 a litre is still on the table this year, says the AA.

Castlepoint resident Lawziah Karaitiana, 20, was "one of those kids that shines". His family is urging the person responsible for his death to speak to police.

With the Brumbies and Waratahs doing well against New Zealand based teams, the Australians are closing the gap, but Darren Coleman says it's still advantage Aotearoa.

This comes as the Ministry of Health confirmed 5647 new cases nationwide on Friday.

They've beaten the Highlanders, Hurricanes and Chiefs. Now, the Brumbies will line up the Crusaders and Blues.