Nelson-based photographer Braden Fastier has been crowned the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year.

Residents are preparing to evacuate as heavy rain bettered the Manawatū-Whanganui region and flooding strikes the town of Feilding for the second time this week.

Housing is included in two of the seven draft options released by the city council. In five of the options, the racecourse will be relocated.

Residents in Le Bons Bay on Banks Peninsula have been evacuated after a creek burst its bank and a torrent of water washed rocks and debris down the road, threatening properties.

Inspirational Olympic gold medallist dominates the prizes as New Zealand Rugby honours its top performers.

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Having a single councillor representing eight iwi and 62 hapū in Taranaki was too much for one person, two local government commissioners have been told.

The region is facing its first cluster and the largest number of active cases in the community since the pandemic began in March 2020.

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All the major NZR awards are handed out in a virtual event, culminating in the Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year.

Officials confirm person who died on Friday was in their late 30s but won't provide details, such as their vaccination status, "out of respect".

The mother of two victims of child sex abuse has called the man responsible a “master of manipulation, lies and deceit”.

Some Kiwi troops will be home - and out of MIQ - in time for Christmas after a whirlwind deployment in the Pacific.

1969's other music festival, life as a hearing child of Deaf parents and drunk Danish teachers were just some of the subject matters that struck a chord.

Auckland Council is considering a proposal to establish three Māori seats in time for the 2025 local body elections.

The four hubs - in Invercargill, Christchurch, Cambridge and Auckland - will close from March onwards.

Professor Jennifer Windsor will become the acting vice-chancellor when the incumbent, Professor Grant Guilford, retires in March. She will hold the role until the university council decides on a permanent appointment.

Investors are waiting for Federal Reserve announcements on the future of its bond buying programme and its plans for interest rate hikes.

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