Sid and Chand Sahrawat have heard explosions in Dubai, and say people are staying indoors as a precaution.

Explainer - If your Monday morning commute feels a little madder than usual this week, it's not just you.

Eleven years after his first comedy video went viral, Jordan Watson is the 'koro' of Kiwi content creators.

Emergency services had spent Sunday morning searching for a kayaker missing in water near Waiwera.

Searchers have been scouring the water for a man swept off rocks on Auckland's west coast.

The government moved on the problem of rough sleepers and beggars this week - by giving the police power to move them on in town centres. It's a response to real concerns, but also it's been heavily politicised. How did the media handle that?

How is 'duty sex' different from 'maintenance sex'?

A serious crash blocked eastbound traffic on Auckland's Northwestern Motorway for a few hours on Sunday.

Two people have been seriously injured in an assault after burnouts were done in a rural road, and police are calling for information from anyone who recognises the car.

Pathology labs are vital but a choke point in processing virtually all the samples of patients from hospitals and doctors.

Also, an Aotearoa TV icon turns 60, Werner Herzog goes ghost hunting and Scarpetta returns.

It comes after Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghan territory last weekend triggered Afghan retaliatory attacks along the border.

A learning by doing project is teaching South Aucklanders how to sew for themselves and their family.

A woman's 14-year-old grandson was nearly mowed down by her neighbour's car, while her son was threatened with a machete.

Canterbury Regional Council chair Deon Swiggs said the bus was light enough to not need a weight permit, meaning less wear and tear on road surfaces.

Blade shearers from around the world have been sharpening their tools and their eye before the Golden Shears in Masterton under the tutelage of Allan Oldfield, a world champion blade shearer, at a woolshed in Tīnui.