About 50 firefighters are battling a large vegetation fire at Pegasus Beach, north of Christchurch.

An intense burst of rain has battered the West Coast causing road closures, surface flooding and slips, but a critical high tide passed “without any issues”.

“I’ve been told I can control the narrative and say ‘I’ve decided to stand down from the role to spend more time with family’, or something similar, but that would be dishonest."

After beating out 19 other competitors across 27 days, Tuke came out on top in the ultimate challenge over dancer Elvis Lopeti and actress Courtenay Louise.

Current laws are partly to blame for New Zealand's house price woes, Jacinda Ardern says.

A decision on a $56m plan to address Westport's flood risk is expected soon, but a new report shows coastal Granity and Hector are at most risk from flooding.

Crowds of mourners did the haka during a candlelight vigil for Perth teen Cassius Turvey, who died following a beating.

If there are two serious fires in Auckland while one ladder is being repaired, there will be trouble, the professional firefighters union says.

Benoit Blanc, Giselle and the people of Wakanda are back, while Ralph Fiennes is cooking something up and Reynolds and Ferrell remake A Christmas Carol.

REVIEW: Don’t Worry Darling might have dominated the headlines, but this is the 26-year-old English actor's finest hours on screen.

New Zealand’s first offshore wind farm will be built 22km off the coast of South Taranaki by the end of the decade, its backers say.

Staff handling special votes were told they did not have to sign votes as witnesses, when they actually did. That has led to a recount.

“She was really friendly, they were just enjoying the privacy and enjoying the time away. They sat there till we closed," the winery staff said.

James Hardistry can’t solve the nation’s shortage of electric utes, but says it’s a start.

Nominations are open for the Māori Health Authority's iwi-Māori Partnership Board representing the top of the North Island.

The Moon will turn a rusty red colour over New Zealand next week. Here's when and how to see it.

Opinion: Loving and loathing this sugar-laden night in equal measures, most of us will succumb to temptation, writes Elise Vollweiler.

The chilling impact of hateful content online on vulnerable groups like women cannot be overstated, says Amnesty International.

A project to build stopbanks along part of the Heathcote River has been ditched by the Christchurch City Council.

Cooks Coffee Company operates Esquires and Triple Two cafe chains in UK and Ireland.