Accepting the sixth Arts Foundation Laureate Award of the night, Kouka says “It's because of Roger Hall that I'm in this art form."

State Highway 10 in Taipa is blocked be the crash, which happened about 7.15pm.

Winless Manawatū fell to their sixth successive defeat as the Mako laboured to victory with All Black Leicester Fainga'anuku on the scoresheet.

Watch: Two racquets didn’t survive the three-set tussle, a young fan was given a smashed up souvenir and the Special Ks took the win.

The last infrastructure committee meeting of the year included some celebration of both staff and councillor Brian McGurk for a massive increase in infrastructure investment around the city.

The people have had their say, and rules that will reshape Christchurch have been altered, including height limits in certain areas/

An urgent medical device recall has been issued for a batch of the strips with an expiry date of July 2023.

Feral cats weighing up to 10kg are at "plague" levels in Canterbury, with native birds standing little chance against such efficient killers.

See some of the famous guests and most fabulous outfits from the prestigious event.

E takatū ana tā Tāmaki Makaurau kapa kirikiti Māori tuatahi kia pakanga i te kapa ā-motu a Kuki ‘Āirani ki te kāinga hei te mutunga wiki nei, kua roa nei e tāria ana.

Tāmaki Makaurau’s first ever all-Māori cricket team is set to face Cook Islands at home this weekend - a journey that has been a long time coming.

Friends of decorated soldier Raymond Trembath, who died in Whangārei, remember him as devoted, loyal and being the fittest soldier for his age.

Jon Bernthal takes over from Richard Gere, a cult '90s young adult drama gets a modern makeover and a Star Wars Rogue returns.

Holliday Grainger is back in the hot seat, while two Hollywood stars decide to take on ownership of a fifth-tier football club.

Lyle Stokes followed his father's footsteps by joining the Navy in 1971. Then brothers Wayne, Shane, Brian and Glen did likewise in the four years after.

OPINION: Jacinda Ardern was decisive in ditching the "KiwiSaver tax". But the Labour of a year ago would not have made that mistake.

Nick Robertson is linked to the sort of property portfolio others investors dream about. However, his liquidated companies have large tax debts.

Robb says her photography sessions are actually "self-empowerment body love shoots".

As cases surge worldwide, New Zealand has so far been spared the worst of the global monkeypox outbreak. Is this just good luck?

When it comes to planting to mitigate flooding and slips, any planting is good planting, says a Nelson ecology and conservation company.