Car thieves targeted a New Plymouth funeral home, made off with a hearse, and then used the vehicle in the burglary of a city home less than half an hour later.

The Silver Ferns will play a quad series in London early next year as part of their preparations for the Commonwealth Games.

Cosmetics brand Lush is boycotting social media until platforms, such as Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat, take action to provide a safer environment for users.

Alicia O'Reilly, 6, was raped and murdered in her bed in Avondale, Auckland, in 1980. A new documentary revisits the case, revealing new details.

The pair found out on Sunday they had won Lotto's life-changing first division prize.

First Union says the supermarket chain's distribution centre workers want an increase to cover the rising costs of living.

Expat Marli and husband David order a new build, then have it relocated to Waiheke Island - but they can only watch from a distance.

More than 1000 district health board staff have been stood down, 92 have quit and 341 been sacked for failing to get vaccinated.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says businesses can choose to "sight" vaccine passes instead of scanning them, contradicting the Ministry of Health.

One of Christchurch's busiest roads is to receive a major revamp that will see new lanes for car-sharing and fresh safety measures.

They sat empty in central Christchurch for several years and were branded an eyesore. Then the high-rise apartments sold for as much as $3.7 million.

Legislation curbing the freedoms of the unvaccinated is being passed under urgency so it can become law for Auckland’s reopening on December 3.

REVIEW: Bret McKenzie deservedly took home the Oscar for creating a series of memorable tunes that lingered much longer than the story itself.

The Destiny Church leader is "skating on thin ice", a judge warns, as he faces court on fresh charges of breaching bail and the Covid-19 health order.

The chef and entrepreneur took questions from Stuff readers.

The Black Caps opener needed painkilling injections for the suspected broken big toe on a foot already missing three toes.

At 21, the Otago Volts keeper has the potential to be knocking on the national selectors' doors in the coming seasons.

Witnesses and fire crews could do nothing except watch the building burn as fire engulfed the 117-year-old Anglican church.

A hearing on the scope of a coronial inquiry into the March 15 attacks will be postponed to allow families more time to prepare submissions.

Here's what you need to know about how workplaces will work under the new Covid protection framework.