Mitchell Santner gets the first wicket but England look set for big first innings score in vital T20 World Cup match against the Black Caps.

Emma Rolston becomes the fifth player with Football Ferns experience to join the Phoenix in the lead-up to next year's World Cup.

Georgie Dansey has gone from lucky last on the Labour list in 2020 to a candidate for Hamilton West in a by-election which could prove an election barometer.

Live TV interview was being broadcast to millions but proud wife Elyse Zahra was too excited to care that she was hijacking it.

Police and fire and emergency services attended the scene of a blaze at a business in a popular North Shore eating precinct on Tuesday evening.

The 1960s spelled the end of New Brighton's "ramshackle" pier. But in 1997 the beachside suburb in Christchurch saw a spanking new construction take its place.

With possibly the biggest earthworks we have seen on Grand Designs NZ, this Lake Tarawera holiday home came in at just under $2m.

A Gore man who stole a police car and two police pistols, resulting in a manhunt involving 50 police officers, will be released from prison before Christmas.

REVIEW: While many will only need to see the headliners to push play, others should be warned, once started, you're likely in for a late-night binge.

Afghanistan's Gulbadin Naib lost his wicket and hurt his elbow in his side's T20 World Cup game against Sri Lanka.

Beloved old Christchurch club desperate for new members with new ideas planning series of events to stave off prospect of closure.

After flying the inaugural Auckland to Texas flight with American Airlines, this nervous flyer can not comprehend going back to economy.

Staff and parents at Seedlings Nature Kindergarten are gearing up for a big challenge – the around the mountain relay race.

Elijah Watene's “high school sweetheart” is dead and family are at his bedside in ICU after a late-night crash involving an overloaded, speeding car.

A liquor store that makes its own cheap spirits and sells them in one of the poorest areas of Christchurch has a fresh licence, despite heavy criticism.

One horse didn't finish the Melbourne Cup, three others were miles behind winner Gold Trip but there were no major injuries.

A prisoner has been removed from a unit at Otago Corrections Facility and police are investigating after an attack on Tuesday.

Kevin Costner is back in the saddle, there's an all-new cast of royals and Wednesday Addams gets a makeover in series heading our way this month.

Column: It was a case of love in the time of Covid for Aroha Chocolates, who have been recognised for their sumptuous, sweet treats at the NZ Chocolate Awards.

Hamimah Ahmat still faces racist abuse in New Zealand. But she has some ideas to stop the hate.