The Saturday draw was a biggie - with $20 million up for grabs.

Contains spoilers: Has Aotearoa kept its drag queen crown?

Aurora College's new principal is struck by the open, resilient character of its students.

A scrub fire that broke out at the back of Kaitawa Reserve in Paraparaumu has been put out.

Soft ground saw twice the allowed mangroves taken out to build a walkway on Auckland's North Shore. Forest and Bird says the banded rail could suffer.

A cyclist died at a crash with moving and parked cars in Flat Bush on Saturday. An off-duty police officer is stood down while investigations take place.

The visitors grabbed the Ranfurly Shield after surviving a desperate late surge from the long-time holders in Napier.

Armed police executed a search warrant in suburban New Plymouth on Friday.

The first inkling a New Plymouth mother had about an armed police operation near her 10-year-old's school was when she saw his upset face during a routine pick-up.

Red and blacks prevail in Pukekohe to secure their playoffs place with two games to play.

North Otago's Ben McCarthy is clearly not a player who cracks under pressure.

He pulled over when he saw a fight on a Hamilton street. Minutes later he was stabbed with scissors while his kids waited in the car, says bystander.

Smoke could be seen from a building on the corner of Cambridge Tce and Courtenay Place, a staff member from a nearby bar said.

Ratu Meli Bainimarama, the only son of the Fiji PM, faces 17 charges of assault and domestic violence offences in Sydney.

The hosts claimed a narrow win at Eden Park to hurt the visitors' chances of making the playoffs.

A month on from significant flooding in the region, the easy stuff towards recovery was done - the "gnarly" work is beginning.

The royals were visiting troops at a military base in Surrey when 24 New Zealand troops performed a haka for them.

Trading down to cheaper options could become a problem.

Zephyr the dog got stuck on an island in the Manawatū River.

Breanna Muriwai has been missing after being dropped off at a Kāpiti Coast railway station by her family on August 26.