Labour leader Jacinda Ardern says the by-election will be a waste of taxpayer money.

Is the world's most famous wordsmith becoming a victim of cancel culture, and why is the prime minister involved?

ANALYSIS: Could we see a 'double peak' in inflation and is it the Government's fault?

Protester describes actions as "the scramble to save humanity" but transport minister says the protests do no credit to the climate cause.

Hawke's Bay couple Larissa Wainohu, 33, and Whare Ramsey, 28, can now be identified.

The arts development agency claims the rhetoric following its decision not to fund a Shakespeare programme has been "alarming, misleading and racist".

Dunedin is chock-a-bloc with magnificent homes, but this one has to be the finest - and most authentic.

ASB now expects the official cash rate will need to rise to 5.25% next year.

Dunedin firefighter Mark Dyer was about to tuck into his farewell morning tea when a call came in about a pooch stuck on a 15m cliff.

The intelligence watchdog has warned the Security Intelligence Service to be careful about how it issues warnings to potential spies.

In a hail of bullets, a police officer saw his patrol dog shot in the face. He made a choice: he wasn't going to “end up with a big hole in my back”.

Tory Whanau is hoping for an influx of new staff from further north, with a half-page advertisement in the NZ Herald taking a subtle swipe at Auckland’s new mayor.

Matangirau Cuff, 24, pled guilty to charges of causing riotous damage, arson, and assault with a weapon.

Police said gang-related assault in Rotorua has left a man in ICU in a 'serious condition'

One person has died following a serious crash involving two vehicles on State Highway 1 near Waiomio Road, just south of Kawakawa in Northland.

It is believed he was chased by a group of people before being assaulted in the central business district, leaving him critically injured in hospital.

Mainpower reconnected power to hundreds of properties after a series of outages on Tuesday as the region was whipped by wild weather.

The top 2000m of the ocean has been heating up since the 1950s, and it’s getting faster. But new research says we could stop that acceleration by 2030.

Fluoridating Christchurch tap water is a “complex challenge” which may be left to a new water authority to implement.

Tigilau Ness had a lot to celebrate at the Auckland Museum on Tuesday night: activism, education, and his home country of Niue, too.