Tauranga’s first Māori ward councillor has not yet been able to take up his role.

Fenz was called about 8.10am.

There's nothing like a good rodent show to pull the punters.

New projections out to 2090 indicate NZ could grow warmer and drier than earlier forecast.

The pool has been part of Hastings summers for decades, but more issues have been found.

Pahlyss Hokianga and Graecyn Parahi off to basketball camp in Perth.

Whole milk powder up 1.5% and skim milk powder lifts 2.2%.

A man associated with the Head Hunters has been arrested after traversing Auckland.

Emergency services were called to a Cambridge address at 12.30pm on Tuesday.

Two similar crimes happened just last week in the same suburb.

'I don’t want to be a grumpy neighbour, I don’t begrudge anyone their sport.'

The long-term outlook for NZ sheepmeat remains positive but change is required.

Tom Stephenson says he hears the hounds from his property daily. Video / Supplied

The development also includes a community room, gardens and a small playground.

Sherwood Club offers vital respite for families affected by dementia

Far North District Council has first ever bylaw for cats.

Police have arrested gang members over a shots fired and car fires in Wairoa.

Wānanga teacher told she would never get a job speaking te reo Māori.

'This toi onepū (sand art)... is a powerful statement of resilience and pride.'

Then, two months later Passion Vailea viciously attacked a woman at the supermarket.

'Is incapacitation a nicer way of saying lethal force or killing?'

From next year pain relief during tailing is mandatory for NZ Merino Company suppliers.

The Police Commissioner says there was insufficient evidence to charge after initial probe

Powerful gusts of up to 100 km/h are expected to roar across the north this afternoon.

Police make a breakthrough two years after the Hawke's Bay killing shocked the nation.

'They aren’t frightened or scared of it.'