It's Christmas every day at The Christmas Village, a converted milking shed on the outskirts of New Plymouth. Peek inside the sparkly world underpinned by a suitably festive soundtrack.

Plastic packaging has proved hard to replace for some businesses who have had to do without since a ban came into effect on 1 October.

A spate of recent ram raids in Kāpiti has left business owners on edge, with some saying their pleas for help have gone unheard by authorities.

The 10-part series hosted by cooking novices Jaimee Poipoi and Maria Tanner is based on planning a unique dinner party using 1970s party etiquette.

A woman discharged herself from Palmerston North Hospital after suffering a severe reaction to a sedative administered to her in the ED as pain relief.

The Medical Council is not pursuing complaints made by radiologists against surgeons.

A man who went to hospital eight times with an ingrown toenail ended up having his leg amputated.

A New Plymouth mayoral candidate is calling on the council to honour a commitment it gave to help a family caught in a six-year wrangle with a property developer.

Several sections of highway on the West Coast will be closed overnight for three weeks while safety markings are repainted.

Strikes could disrupt lectures at all eight universities during the next two weeks.

The length of time people wait to see a health professional is blowing out and more people may end up in hospital as a result, the College of GPs says.

Christchurch police have released photos of three people they want to speak to in relation to another smash-and- grab.

The president of the Law Society has resigned after a critical culture review found she behaved in a way that was "aggressive and irrational".

Aucklanders who commute on trains are being warned parts of the network will be temporarily closed from next year for a major rebuild.

A major commuter tunnel in Wellington which had been closed in both directions after a multi-car smash is back open.

Concern is growing about the safety of a 21-year-old Auckland woman who has not been seen since the early hours of 30 September.

Only a few months after Kāpiti's dog registration tags were replaced with an eco-friendly metal alternative, they are being replaced again - this time, with recycled plastic.

The Human Rights Commission says the government-funded emergency and transitional housing system has potentially breached human rights.