The comments came as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Apec forum in Thailand.

Steep sections were no match for architects recognised in this year's national awards.

REVIEW: While never quite reaching the heights of a certain Oscar-winning investigative journalism tale, the two leads are never less than compelling.

A person has been transported to hospital with critical injuries after a crash near Balclutha on Friday evening.

Not a ball was bowled in the capital, and the forecast for Sunday's second match at a sold out Bay Oval is also grim.

Metlink has announced the suspension of 114 further regular trips, on top of the 67 already paused in October.

PM Jacinda Ardern has taken part in a hastily-arranged meeting with US Vice President Kamala Harris and the prime ministers of Japan, South Korea, Canada and Australia.

Motorists should expect delays after a multi-vehicle crash on SH1 between Ōtaki and Manakau.

A quick Friday brain-teaser. See how many you can get right.

Cantabrians are being warned of long waits as the emergency department is down five doctors on its usual 15 this weekend.

Two people detained after violent incident near mall in Upper Hutt.

The former director-general of health has proved to be a popular booking for retirement villages, with engagements organised by agency Celebrity Speakers.

Players were informed on Friday and NZ Rugby confirms to Stuff that a pool of almost $1 million has been established to reward them.

Opinion: The ubiquitous orange cones are our new sheep, says columnist Gerard Hindmarsh.

A Taranaki mother feels let down by the system she looked to for accountability, after her young daughter was bitten on the face by a foster dog they had in their care for only 15 hours.

Here's how to get through the work do with your dignity and career intact.

Within minutes of handing in her first self-help book to the printers on how to change emotional reactions, Charlotte Giblin got to test her own method.

Close to half of all parents are comfortable taking their kids out of school for a holiday, but National's Christopher Luxon denies this is part of the problem.

I think it was Jane Austen who said: “It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a in possession of a good fortune must be in want of Pete Davidson.”

REVIEW: An excoriating pastiche of foodie culture, it’s hard to know whether to recommend you watch this deliciously dark comedy on an empty or full stomach.