The Labour candidate announced his concession to his Te Pāti Māori rival when the vote count hit 80 percent.

Pomana has been missing for more than two weeks.

Do you watch your steps to see if you reach the seemingly magical number of 10,000 per day?

Now six weeks old, the zoo says the chick is in perfect health.

Book clubs are as much about socialising as they are about a love of literature.

A dairy owner says he's frustrated that his livelihood is being damaged and it needs to stop.

Thunderstorms lashed Wellington overnight, with strong winds closing parts of SH2.

It comes as extra police have been deployed to Hawke's Bay and a gang conflict warrant was put in place following two serious assaults.

The flotilla comes amid continued deadly bombardment of Gaza City, with the Israeli military saying it now controls 40 percent of it.

But the minister maintains binding arbitration could be the circuit breaker needed.

Fifteen-year-old Jack Karetai-Barrett took Country Life on a night walk through Whakatāne's kiwi country.

Too much time on the porcelain throne can make you nearly 50 percent more likely to develop haemorrhoids, scientists confirmed this week.

Pacific Islands Forum leaders are en route to the Solomon Islands for their annual meeting, which kicks off Monday.

In the 1990s, Lois Cox interviewed lesbian women about their lives in Wellington. Some 25 years later, those stories have been published.

A garage in Te Horo is buzzing to the sounds of backyard builders making traps to protect birds moving between the coast and the Tararua range.