A rare alignment of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be visible from Friday, with the Moon joining in on June 21.

A post-mortem has taken place on the man police fatally shot in the Wellington suburb of Newlands.

“It was a stupid thing to do": Hoax call saw armed police rush an Auckland suburb.

BYD Auto will launch in New Zealand later this year with a comprehensive dealer network and what could be the cheapest new EV on sale here.

Scapegrace founders Mark Neal and Daniel Mclaughlin are building New Zealand’s largest whisky distillery on the shores of Otago's Lake Dunstan.

Judges turn the spotlight on themselves in "outrageously good read", says Chief Justice.

Prison food could get a whole new meaning in New Plymouth if plans to revive ex-jail site come to pass.

The squad named for Birmingham will compete in the World Cup in Spain and the Netherlands early in July.

When the wind began to pick up with a "rumble", Tim O'Connor looked out his office window and saw unusual clouds. The next thing he knew, two large Norfolk pines crashed through his warehouse roof.

If the $683m stadium goes ahead, an average residential ratepayer could be contributing $144 each year to get it built.

The cost of repairing a hail-damaged church in the centre of Timaru has ballooned with the small congregation that owns staring down a $2m bill.

OPINION: Defining your cultural identity is hard when you are raised in multiple foreign countries.

Why buying more coffee beans than you could ever use in your entire life is probably not a good idea. (And why stocking up on canned beans is).

A briefing paper from Waka Kotahi shows tolls might be used to pay for Auckland’s controversial Mill Rd project.

Rosie is never seen, but her presence is often felt in the Central Otago hotel.

REVIEW: There is no doubting that this is one hell of a spectacle, even if it does all threaten to go down in a flaming heap of chaotic action.

"It is so humiliating and terrifying that it seems impossible to reach out – that was my reason for sharing my story," says Courtenay Louise.

Dobbyn was almost crying telling Charlotte Ryan how much he loves and admires Tonnon's politcal songs.

The dog's owners argued it was an combination of unfortunate circumstances that killed the cat instead of their pet's nature.

Ignoring your body's red flags could have deadly consequences, writes one man who has survived his own personal battle with bowel cancer.