Many shoppers are bracing themselves for chaos as IKEA prepares to open the doors of its Auckland store.

Power has been restored to thousands in Thames and one person was taken to hospital after a tornado hit Rangitīkei.

The Public Service Commissioner says Coster's role would have been "very, very challenging" if he'd stayed on.

Explainer - It looks like Mission Control, but it's actually where traffic for Auckland and much of the North Island is managed.

The Austrian winner says he doesn't usually take part in competitions but felt 'The Land Before Time' was worth submitting.

New data has found among everyday vehicles, nearly half are overdue.

Slower pace of letter writing appeals to young Kiwis.

It could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to decontaminate one operator's sites.

However, the school's principal says otherwise.

Staff working on new suspension bridge see people ignoring safety barriers.

A person has been taken to Whanganui Hospital after reports a tornado went through and overturned a caravan.

The new cases are in both the North and South Islands.

The man, aged in his 70s, is charged with a serious sexual assault of a woman in Auckland's Onehunga in 1988.

Top Energy says repairs to a substation that failed spectacularly almost a month ago have now been completed.

Police have made another arrest in relation to the murder of American PhD student Kyle Whorrall.

The brand new One New Zealand Stadium is due to open in April, and the following month, a dance and light extravaganza will take over.