"Shaken" shoppers in a neighbouring store barricaded themselves inside a back room as the raid took place.

Shrinking from four leading candidates to perhaps two, Auckland's contest is not the traditional “whale versus minnows”.

Playcentres are going head-to-head over a vote on whether to centralise their resources into one community pot this week.

Fire and Emergency were called to the property about 20 minutes from Invercargill about 6.30pm on Tuesday.

Residents were home at the time but all had been accounted for and no one was injured.

Metros Publishing Group was ordered to pay a production assistant for lost wages and compensation for humiliation, loss of dignity and injury to feelings.

A person on the phone had a simple question: Could she make a formal black hat in 24 hours? The client was the prime minister.

King Charles may already legally be the monarch - there’s even been proclamation ceremonies in other countries. So why do we need another ceremony?

The use of a derogatory term on a poster for a university party sparked outrage among rangatahi Māori, but organisers disagree that use of the word is offensive.

Glimpse of the future as both hydrogen-powered chase boat and new AC40 up on foils in tow testing with maiden sail looming for key ingredient to Barcelona 2024.

The Kardashians are returning for season two, and fans have queries - quite a few.

Reach for cashews, pine nuts or almonds to create a simple dish that will help you get over the midweek slump.

As the New Zealand great prepares to blow fulltime on his international career, a couple of his current team-mates are just kicking off theirs.

A rebate is needed to encourage the donation of significant artworks to national galleries and collections, experts say.

Mana whenua and DOC have completed substantial upgrades at the site near Christchurch to prepare for more visitor numbers now the borders are open.

EXPLAINED: A coroner has just formally confirmed NZ's first vaccine-related death, linked to myocarditis. So what it is myocarditis and who does it affect?

Karen Peterson was 14 years old when she was crowned the first ever "queen" at the Alexandra Blossom Festival. Now 80 years old, she is still brimming with pride.

Rushing back from work, Ashley Tolchard stood in horror as fire firefighters hosed down the embers of her family home.

School lockdowns are becoming more common – but what's the threshold for locking down and when are parents informed? It depends.

A lift in mortgage rates by up to 0.35% may cause stress to customers who have only seen rates fall, the bank says.