An academic had a good idea. It was ignored. Many years later, it may transform the way all of us live.

Simatavai Alefaio came to New Zealand 57 years ago. As the country celebrates Samoa Language Week, he reflects on his journey and how far he's come.

Even though we have a property manager, my landlord contacts me directly about all sorts of unnecessary things, often late at night.

They spent $2300 over 16 transactions in 10 minutes, using four different credit cards, but the dairy owner says he had no reason to be suspicious.

Dozens gathered at The Barkery, New Zealand’s first adoptable dog café, for a chance to adopt a greyhound and meet other dog lovers.

Lachlan Gebhardt was a good kid who was brave and trusting, his mum says. To his classmates, he was always kind and would give them a hug when they were sad.

Residents have been left shaken after shots were fired at a house and car on Auckland's North Shore.

Auckland Council will appeal a decision giving three of NZ’s biggest developers the green light to rezone 330 hectares of land in rural south Auckland.

On January 8, 2019, there was a sound over a Christchurch park – the whir of a drone. But no-one really took much notice.

The Royal NZ Ballet says its culture is improving and it's getting better at dealing with complaints, but some former staffers are not convinced.

The winning tickets were sold in Waipawa, Porirua, and on MyLotto to an Auckland player.

The Polish community gathered in Pahīatua for a film screening to fundraise for refugees now living in Poland.

At least two people have been seriously injured in a crash on State Highway 1 just south of Whangārei, and the road is closed.

As New Zealanders work way past the traditional age of retirement, one expert warns we're all going to pay.

Search and rescue teams are looking for a fisherman reported missing off the Waitotara coast.

A council might be able to save a set of heritage buildings from the wrecking ball, but it can’t stop their owners from demolishing them by neglect.

Police were called to the crash involving a motorcycle on State Highway 2 in the Karangahake Gorge.

Who wrote "I Will Always Love You" as performed by Whitney Houston?

Estate clearance businesses are popping up across New Zealand to help deal with the increasing ammount of 'stuff' loved ones leave behind after death.

Shannon Alexandra Rastrick, 30, was the only person in the car and died at the scene, police said.