The theft of diesel intended for machinery being used to repair flood-damaged sections of State Highway 35 is slowing efforts to reconnect communities in the Tairāwhiti region after last week’s rain.

Iconic entertainers Dames Jools and Lynda Topp have revealed they both have breast cancer, with Jools receiving palliative care.

The man died after falling from his mobility scooter in Northland, police have said.

The Foo Fighters drummer decided to try out the city's famous pipe organ, with a rendition of Radiohead's Lucky.

Jacinda Ardern is in Gisborne as the region faces another bout of heavy rain.

The Sunday morning slip sent tons of rock on to the carriageway.

David Lyttle's story of how he'd killed his best friend and disposed of his body was full of holes. But police prosecuted him anyway. And he was convicted of murder.

Questions linger over the future of a piece of land with a hidden past, just one of many around the country causing headaches.

Cat Pause's studies focused on the wellbeing of obese people and impacts of "fat stigma".

The microlight aircraft had engine trouble after take-off and crashed into a vineyard near Blenheim.

The former National Party veteran says almost losing his young son Harry forced him to take stock of his priorities.

Union and government officials worried after 28 officers were either sent to hospital or sexually assaulted in the past year.

Jockey Lynsey Satherley admitted to having a tear in her eye as she made her way back into the Tauranga birdcage.

Surfing was Jamie Civil's life, until he became a father. His first passion claimed his life on Saturday, when he was knocked underwater by a big wave.

The academic is being remembered as a brave advocate who was passionate about feminism and combating fat stigma.

From Jane's Power of the Dog to Guillermo's Nightmare Alley and Ken's Belfast, this is our guide to the contenders for the Academy's top gong.

Taranaki was NZ’s triathlon capital over the weekend, as Olympian medallists, para athletes, students and first-time teams competed in the Tri Taranaki Festival at Ngamotu Beach.

The mayoral hopeful says he has a plan to get the city “back on track”, and it includes scrapping the fuel tax.

The crowd of thousands was now a crowd of hundreds, as a depleted protest group marched through central Christchurch on Sunday

The victim at the centre of a Gisborne homicide investigation died on her birthday.