Make the most of the sun today as a slow moving front brings back the rain for the week ahead.

Harley Kahukura is upping and leaving for Australia where he will earn a better salary and have to pay less for rent.

A company with an ambitious plan to produce 700,000 ounces of gold now wants to process the gold onsite using cyanide instead of carting it to Otago.

Some 200,000ha of food-growing land has been converted to subdivisions or lifestyle blocks in the last 20 years. New legislation could spell an end to it.

A body has been found at a property in a quiet cul-de-sac in Manurewa after a fire overnight. Police are treating the death as unexplained.

The Wellington City Council made sure the developer rehomed the penguins - the solution seems to be a penguin-proof fence and a small fenced area to nest.

Tailbacks to Gillies Ave as Auckland's harbour bridge lanes reopened more than five hours after crash.

Dave Thomson is another in a series of men who have taken the law into their own hands, blaming police inaction over troublesome neighbours.

Tina Cooke is desperate to find the lost necklace that holds the ashes of her daughter who died three years ago.

The owner of the popular Wellington takeaway says he hopes to open again within a couple of weeks.

Auckland Anniversary Day recalls a ship dropping anchor in Russell, but the real founding story is one of prophecies, rivalries and alliances.

Rutu King-Hazel lost both her father and her brother to suicide. Now, she wants to spread a message of hope.

One of Colin McCahon’s final three paintings has sold for $2.45 million.

'We would like to hold this person accountable': Police appeal for information from people confronted by man acting 'aggressively'.

Toni Vermeulen has suffered possible bowel cancer symptoms for years but was denied a colonoscopy – and has never been told about a potentially lifesaving alternative.

Superman's globe will turn once again and the elephant will move on its own at this year's Christchurch Christmas parade, thanks to a $50,000 council grant.

The "awful" bang made him feel sick, and was the sound of third fatal car crash in the Waikato in less than a week.

James Meager is National’s new Rangitata candidate for the 2023 general election.

Mathieu Clatin will be Wellington’s first male athlete in more than two decades to represent New Zealand in the Gymnastics World Cup held in Paris.

A $6.6 million plan to redevelop one of Christchurch’s most popular summer fun spots has been given the go-ahead.