Steven Joyce says the toll on the Transmission Gully route will be no more than $3.

Wellington's mayor lauds a move to proceed with Transmission Gully but her Kapiti counterpart admits to being "extremely disappointed".

The long-awaited Transmission Gully route has been approved as part of a $2.2 billion upgrade of State Highway 1 from Wellington to Levin.

Over 50 people in the lower North Island face a combined 200 charges following a police operation targeting drug offending.

Michele Crawshaw finds a great place to grab a bite during a family day out in Masterton.

The key witness in the trial of a man accused of murdering a friend seven years ago refused to talk to police for five years.

Lovers of pinot noir are probably the most obsessive, evangelical wine buffs on the planet.

She won just about everything going at the NZ Music Awards last night, but who is Ladyhawke?

An Auckland man kept a $22m winning Powerball ticket in his car glove box for two days before deciding to cash it in.

The owners of a winning $22.4m Powerball lotto ticket bought from Manukau Pak'nSave have yet to claim their winnings.

Jill Worrall visits some of the lower North Island's lesser-known gems.