The winning tickets were sold at New World Kumeu in Kumeu and on MyLotto to a player from Auckland.

In his last game as head coach, Stacey Jones witnessed his team blow a match from what looked an unloseable position, and he wasn't happy.

The ministry said the person has recently returned from overseas and is currently isolating in the Auckland region.

A golden point field goal ended a game the Warriors crowd thought was in the bag.

A gig by a lesser-known but legendarily influential US band in an Invercargill pub is coming out in an LP box set.

A character-filled property, influenced by travel, family and friends, is a full-time job – and a rewarding one.

Our About the South columnist on the Grafton wreck survivors, the rise of Johnny Jones, and impressive carrots.

Great South's incoming chief executive on truth, trust and innovation. And a bit about coat hangers.

Thirty houses have been red-stickered and another 58 given yellow placards across the region, including several areas within the Marlborough Sounds.

Backed by a large home crowd, Nelson College rallied from a 10-point first half deficit before losing 29-26 to Dunedin's John McGlashan College.

Win or lose, the supporters of both the All Blacks and Los Pumas are already having a great – albeit soggy – night in the City of Roundabouts.

Rivez Reihana is the toast of Whangārei as his late penalty secures Northland's first NPC home win against the boys from the big smoke.

Collins said his daughter had been taken to hospital with an illness shortly before he took the stage at Stuff’s Mayoral debate on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Health's latest case numbers have been released.

He tokomaha i matapae te matenga katoatanga, pērā i ngā tāone patu mīti anō. Engari i a Pātea te Pātea Māori Club.

A bar worker says an argument between two women escalated into a man pulling out a sawn-off shotgun and pointing it at another man.

Monumental Warriors collapse sees Titans snare extra time NRL win.

Hundreds of volunteers answered a call on Saturday to help clear popular Tāhunanui Beach in Nelson.

The victim says she was attacked by two women following an argument over a trolley.

Nathalie LeBlanc's plant collection is an extension of her eco life, with a small environmental footprint and huge garden.