Cyclone Vaianu was expected to cross the North Island, before exiting Hawke's Bay this evening.

An estimated 50 families opted to evacuate their homes before the storm hit the region.

Washing sheets every fortnight won't cut it, says a microbiologist.

The fire was at the Te Arai Links golf course between Auckland and Northland.

Far North District Council says water storage levels plummeted to 15 percent.

Six people were injured in the crash, just north of Gisborne.

Officials are warning of coastal flooding, dangerous swells and growing risks to public safety.

A Manawatū GP has spoken out about her concerns.

Health NZ has put out a tender for longer-term contracts without compared them to short-term outsourcing.

Modern-day technology has made world events seem much closer to home in New Zealand.

While it's fitting that 'Pō Atarau' was used in a story of intergalactic friend-making, Erima Maewa Kaihau's name became "detached" from the song, a Wellington academic says.

A study involving 93 palliative care doctors in New Zealand and Australia has found strong support for more research into psychedelic medicines being used to treat palliative patients.

One person has died after the crash on a rural road near Palmerston North early on Sunday.

The tests would likely include high-tech helmet-and-glasses worn by soldiers that could command drones and give them lots of battlefield data.

The schools set up last year had 658 pupils between them.

Pharmac had listed isosorbide mononitrate, an angina medication, as the first drug to have shipping delays because of the conflict.