High levels of flame retardants have been found in some items made from recycled black plastic, including kitchen utensils.

One person has been shot in the leg in a suspected hunting accident in a remote rural area north of Whanganui. Emergency ...

The number of gang members and associated persons arrested during a police crackdown in Canterbury has climbed to 30, and ...

A controversial advertisement designed to raise awareness about safe sex for gay men has been taken down after an influx of ...

The Beach Haven community is rallying around a local mother after her 10-month-old kitten was viciously attacked and a ...

Australia have reasserted their status as the heavyweights of international women’s rugby league, thrashing New Zealand 24-4 ...

Auckland Council hasn’t revealed the price of the 18m steel tree, set to stand in Te Komititanga Square (formerly Elizabeth ...

The Karaka Bays house owned by Sir Peter Jackson was demolished, with plans to build a garden and outdoor entertainment area.

An epiphany and a drawing, that’s all it took for 33-year-old Nicole Rebstock to know that a career in law wasn’t meant for ...

Tauranga-born Petra Lahti has set her sights on representing New Zealand in the next Winter Olympics for ice figure skating.

Boasting a population of just 230 people, the mid-Canterbury town of Hororata was swamped with attendees to the Highland ...

Ben Hunt on track to win his third New Zealand title during Saturday’s stage of the International Rally of Whangārei. Photo / ...