The upper North Island is in for a wild and wet night as a large weather system moves across the region. Read...

Maori firms are leading the way for big business with higher rates of innovation but the government needs to ensure matauranga Maori has legal protection, the Productivity Commission has found. Read...

A tree dilemma that has seen a Taranaki couple facing court action is not just about public land but also visibility, it has been revealed. Read...

A woman who is claiming her then-partner sexually abused and kidnapped her has admitted to aggression when she has been drinking. Read...

All outbound travel out of Vanuatu`s main island, Efate, has been stopped for three days following confirmation of a Covid-19 case. Read...

Four chords, a theme and 20 minutes - how good could these singer-songwriters be? Read...

A woman has hit out at a Washington DC pub for the description of her they wrote on the food bill - but some people think it is okay.Dining out the woman enjoyed herself after having a few drinks, but she has since said the description... Read...

Emergency services based on top of the Alpine Fault in Franz Josef must be urgently moved, the mayor says, after experts forecast a higher likelihood for a devastating quake in the next 50 years. Read...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a rejection of hegemonic power structures in global governance, amid growing tensions between Washington and Beijing. Read...

Two vital questions hang over the case of a fully vaccinated border worker who has tested positive for Covid-19, a leading epidemiologist says.Yesterday`s fresh case - which came on day two of the long-awaited transtasman bubble... Read...