The government needs to step up in the wake of a report showing a third of Kiwis have unmet health needs, Professor Boyd Swinburn says.

More than a dozen fire and ladder trucks are responding to a building fire in West Auckland. A Fire and Emergency spokesperson says they were alerted to the blaze on Avenger Place in Glendene just ...

The clock is ticking on Fuller's monopoly of the Waiheke ferry service with the government set to enable newcomers Island Direct to become part of the SuperGold card scheme from the 1 July. For the ...

Police say they are investigating reports of an assault at the Bayfair Shopping Centre in Mt Maunganui. They said one person is seriously injured and believe the offender has left the mall.

The former police detective convicted of raping Louise Nicholas in a case that had far-reaching consequences, has died aged 65.

A rejigged format will allow a debate on freedom of speech to go ahead in Wellington's Victoria University this month after an outcry over a lack of diversity and the right-wing leanings of panellists ...

One of the world's biggest stars has posted about kiwi conservation projects online, part of a steady stream of celebrity interest in Aotearoa efforts.

Analysis - An opinion poll broadcast on Monday night kicked off the week and got the media going. The 1News Verian poll put ...

Foreign Minister Winston Peters is set to speak to the New Zealand China Council in Auckland . It comes after lawyers for ...

The Buller District Council has refused to release a forensic audit into serious allegations of financial mismanagement ...

West Otago farmer, Adrian McIntyre, says the late grain harvest down his way means there are plenty of ducks around for the ...