“We’re exhausted and it’s the calm before the storm,” nurse says, as coronavirus cases swamp hospitals in California, US.

Once your sunburnt, you can't undo the damage. But, while your skin does its thing, you can manage the symptoms and make yourself more comfortable.

Finn Allen tore into the Northern Knights bowlers with a ruthless display in Mt Mauganui.

In a new interview with Harper’s Bazaar, Hailey Bieber dished on how she kept her skin clear and body right during quarantine amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Armed police have raided the South Island headquarters of international bikie gang the Mongols MC as they search for Kane Wayman's killer.

Residents in Christchurch’s west are being asked to conserve water due to an issue with a pump station.

State Highway 1 has re-opened after a two-car smash in Hikurangi, a settlement 17km north of Whangārei.

On the first day of 2021, campers at Monkey Island were woken up to the sound of rain and the sight of dolphins.

The Wellington Blaze's unbeaten run has come to an end at Bay Oval.

The North Korean leader marked the new year by sending cards to the public, praising people "for having invariably trusted and supported our party even in the difficult times".

Laura Douglas has embraced the idea that opportunity comes from uncertainty after her Kingston-based tourism business collapsed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Carey Mulligan pulls double duty, while Mads Mikkelsen hits the bottle and Kiwi music legends go under the microscope in flicks headed our way.

REVIEW: This is a joy-filled delight that would have been only improved by being made available to view in its natural, spiritual home - a cinema.

A riot at a prison is escalating, with inmates constructing makeshift weapons and raiding an equipment room for armour and batons.

Mob of out-of-control teens who smashed a cafe roof, looted the freezer and destroyed picnic tables look set to face prosecution.

Seen as a "poisoned chalice" by some, Canterbury's new health boss says the role is a "wonderful opportunity".

Simon Yates was on holiday when he heard about the Tuatapare Sports Day, and then he surprised everyone by winning the sprint race on a mountainbike.

Māori say casual, institutional racism is rife in health boards. DHBs are responding with targets to do better.

Though thunderstorms that are not severe are still forecast to hit parts of Mid-Canterbury on Friday evening.