Rugby World Cup squad with some Super Rugby regulars is too strong for the amateurs.

Only West Coast and North Otago still unbeaten after two games.

A grass burn off just outside Queenstown has raged out of control this evening.

Cabbie admits $18 minimum fare and suggests rivals are jealous because he wears a suit.

Sophie Elliott, 22, was stabbed to death by her former boyfriend at the family home

Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder is in the spotlight, but what are its day-to-day effects?

Christchurch St John worker instructs Dunedin dad in how to help his partner give birth.

The rider had moderate head injuries and was taken to hospital.

Emergency services were called to the site about 2pm.

The councillor has been the subject of 11 complaints since 2016.

First round of games honours memory of All Black and Heartland legend Sir Brian Lochore

One in six New Zealanders live with asthma - which is about 830,000 people.

And September and October are not looking too great either.

It is set to be the first industrial action at the port in more than a decade.

The driver was stopped with a breath alcohol level of more than twice the legal limit.

When this mum asked what people thought of this meal, she didn't expect this reaction.

Jesse McConnell patiently waited in line, then told the teller he needed $3000.

The man positioned himself behind a large bookshelf, court hears.

Dunedin businessman and city councillor Doug Hall is backing new Milburn logging terminal.

Sleepy teen says he 'just can't be bothered' going to school each day.

Vehicle went into the water near Bacon St about 5.35am.

There have been 16 wet days in Auckland this month. The average is 14.

Mass brawl between two groups ends with two men in hospital with stab wounds.

The man turned up to the hospital telling staff that he'd been shot.

Eleven-year-old Toby Fletcher and his dad are off on the trip of a lifetime.

Black Ferns to stay dry, but showers will set in during the Bledisloe Cup test tonight.

Teachers and students left disgusted by former pupil's late-night break-in.

The man's lawyer cited other cases where six-figure payments had been ordered.

$15 million Airbus H145 choppers start service tomorrow in Christchurch and Dunedin.

The Pigeon Valley fire burned around 2300ha of commercial plantation forest.