Tetiana Zhurba's brother is fighting on the northeastern broder of Ukraine, defending their hometown. "Putin thinks he can do anything. Who will be next?" she says.

Drivers were asked to avoid Manukau Road in Royal Oak following a serious crash.

A woman who imported half a tonne of drugs has had her bid for a hearing at the highest court in the land rejected.

"I might be obsessed with it," says Simon Slade, "but I let the kids ride their bikes on it and things. I want people to enjoy it.”

"Best day of my life," one mum says, as she embraces her daughter for the first time in nine months.

Former National MP Aaron Gilmore resigned from Parliament after a boozy incident in Hanmer Springs in 2013 where he allegedly asked a barman “do you know who I am?”

Mario Cribb desperately wanted to make his son's 21st birthday. So how did he wind up dead in Wellington Hospital’s mental health unit when the boy was just 11?

Maintaining a healthy weight takes significant conscious effort because the environment "is pushing us in the wrong direction".

One person from Gisborne and one from Auckland will be celebrating this week.

All were infected in the last 10 days.

Two people were transported to hospital with critical injuries following a crash in Southland.

The five hectare fire at Okura was threatening residential properties on East Coast Rd.

'This is not a conflict, it's a war', says an Ukranian-born peace campaigner.

The gathering stood in contrast to often-garbled rhetoric seen at the occupation, with attendees uniting behind a consistent message.

He was one of three people injured in the shooting. "It's just senseless," says the radio host. "Who is going around with a gun anyway?"

A light year is a measure of ... what?

A Hamilton woman whose mother lives just an hour away from the nuclear plant attacked by Russia wants NZ to impose sanctions now.

A Christchurch trust says cancer patients desperately need a dedicated centre - but health bosses have "wiped their hands" of the idea.

There are 156 new Covid-19 cases reported in Taranaki on Saturday, bringing the number of active cases in the region to 1472.

Police warn of delays on SH39 after a crash outside Te Kowhai, in Waikato.