A homicide investigation has been launched after the death of a woman in the Bay of Plenty town of Kawerau.Emergency services were called to an address on Hall St, Kawerau at 12.41pm today.Police said a woman was found there with…

Sydney's One Barangaroo has been named the winner of the Skyscraper Award, a prize given to the best new tall building in the world.

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Nurses will this week start discussing a new pay offer from district health boards, which puts forward more than $13,000 extra for each member. This includes an increase of $5800 for all stages on the pay scale, and a lump sum…

There are 16 new cases of Delta in the Auckland community, the Ministry of Health has confirmed.Three of the new cases have not yet been linked to previous confirmed cases.Two of yesterday’s cases had exposure events.There are…

It was no joke.Simon James McKinney (43), who calls himself ”New Zealand’s #1 stand-up character impressionist”, appeared before the Dunedin District Court yesterday where he was fined $450 and banned from driving for six months…

More than 30 people have been seen playing touch rugby in an Auckland park, while crowds, some unmasked, have also been seen in other parts of the city – including the city’s most high-profile shopping street and a popular beachside…

By Will Trafford of Maori Television Protesters are threatening to set up camp on Ōtāhuhu maunga “if and when the chainsaws come out”.The residents oppose a plan by the Tūpuna Maunga Authority to fell 278 exotic…

Rescue efforts in Marokopa left “no stone unturned” in the search for the missing Phillips family, says a Raglan surf life saver. Police announced yesterday the search for Tom, Jayda, Maverick and Ember Phillips would be suspended,…

As wild weather lashes the South Island today, nature has displayed her awesome power with a terrifying display atop a popular ski field. The moment was captured by a webcam at Lake Ōhau Snow Fields, showing the moment that…