The Māori All Blacks have built up a commanding 32-10 lead against Ireland at half time in their match in Hamilton this evening.

Wellington Ballroom put queer liberation and joy at the forefront of their Matariki celebrations by holding the first locally led vogue ball.

Legal action is possible over the Ministry of Education vacating its Wellington head office due to earthquake risks.

One of the New Zealanders who brought a legal challenge against pandemic border restrictions separating split families says the court result is a "bitter pill to swallow".

The sister of one of the five teenage boys killed in a horror crash in Timaru says the driver's punishment is nothing compared to that of the friends and family of those that died.

Thousands of Americans have visited New Zealand immigration websites in the wake of the Supreme Court's controversial decision on abortion law.

The Hawke's Bay District Health Board has been called racist following an internal review into how it treats Māori and Pasifika patients.

The Auckland mayor says he is confident that an effective operating model will prevent any budget blowouts similar to those experienced on some of the country's other major infrastructure projects.

Families and couples separated by the border closure have lost a legal challenge against immigration rulings.

Fifteen more people have died with Covid-19 and there are 7829 new cases in the community today, the Ministry of Health has announced.

The option has trains connecting Wellington train station to Island Bay, an extra tunnel through Mount Victoria for buses bicycles, walkers, and rearranging roads around Basin Reserve.

The driver and sole survivor of a crash that killed five teenage boys has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison for dangerous driving causing death.

Northland police have arrested two men in relation to a firearm incident in Kaikohe this morning.

Residents of Manawatū town Feilding may have to stump up $18 million in rates for a new stormwater system.

Canterbury District Health Board has confirmed that the man charged with the murder of Laisa Maraia Waka was a current mental health patient.

West Coast Mines Rescue has been contracted by the Department of Conservation to monitor the now abandoned Pike River Mine.

About 1.2 million people in New Zealand experienced crime last year and people in a range of minority groups are more likely to be victimised.

Rocket Lab says there is still much to learn from the Moon 50 years after humans last stepped foot on it.