About 250 whales are stranded on Pitt Island, just days after 215 were put down after floundering in the same area.

The streets around Christchurch’s planned stadium are in line for a $33 million overhaul, but business are upset and new mayor Phil Mauger wants to delay the work.

Heavy rain and winds have halted firefighting efforts, but the showers may help finish off what the crews have already achieved.

It's with a "heavy heart" that The Barkery serves its last puppuccino and closes its doors, but owner Jack Penniket hopes another dog-lover will take it on.

Watch: Player can't continue due to concussion and perforated eardrum but is awarded the win after being struck in the head.

The Manawatū Art Trail will feature work from over 120 artists in more than 80 locations this weekend.

West Coast has reclaimed the top spot as the highest performing region for property investors, the Real Estate Institute says.

It took three years for the owners of this 1940s Auckland home to decide best how to renovate it.

Have a beach holiday without the eco-guilt.

Paul Eagle is moving on from his failed mayoral campaign like a spurned lover, changing up his social media accounts and refusing to talk to anyone but his closest confidantes about what went wrong.

As well as two of Leonardo DiCaprio's best performances of the noughties, there's also one of the last great adult thrillers to catch while you still can.

OPINION: You need an aspirational fairytale like the Bachelor, or opulent ridiculousness like Real Housewives, or glittery inspiration like Drag Race, writes Verity Johnson.

The Ministry of Health quietly updated its website on Monday evening to show 1800 more new cases than it reported earlier in the day.

The sportsman, who has represented New Zealand internationally, will keep his name a secret after admitting assaulting his former partner.

A woman alleges a man sexually violated and indecently assaulted her in Southland, but the man has denied it.

Russell Cullen was cycling with a kārearea plushie, a symbol of his chosen charity. After he died, his friend took it the rest of the way to Bluff.

Iwi come together to welcome a new Horowhenua council to the chambers, with eight of 13 elected members starting their first term.

Waka Kotahi says parts of State Highway 1 through Timaru are in such a state they now require a “full renewal”.

A number of dead seals have been reported washed up along Timaru’s coastline, with the Department of Conservation monitoring the “unusual” situation.

Lewers also says major leaky homes saga should not fall on ratepayers' purses, and opposes the Tarras Airport development.