Northland Civil Defence is urging residents to prepare for possible high winds and power outages as weather linked to ex-tropical cyclone Tam nears. Heavy rain and strong winds are due to hit to the ...

The storm is expected to bring sustained downpours and severe gales to parts of the North and upper South Islands ...

The museum's budget blow-out means to continue, $21.1 million will be required from Christchurch ratepayers over four years.

A trial date has been set for the three men accused of raping a woman in Auckland on New Year's Day. The trio - all of whom have name suppression - appeared in the Auckland District Court on Wednesday ...

A person is in a critical condition after the scooter they were riding collided with a van towing a trailer in Dunedin.

A patient was left with PTSD, depression and felt demoralised and demeaned after they got pregnant and had an abortion when a ...

Parts of the South Island have gone offline after fibre cables were accidentally cut. Hundreds of people have reported ...

Simeon Brown has released what he says is a first-ever plan for a national, long-term health infrastructure plan.

Dalton also challenged claims by Health Minister Simeon Brown that senior doctors were paid an average salary of $343,500. "I ...

Salt has been produced from evaporated sea water at Lake Grassmere since about the 1940s and covered around 1400 hectares.

Presow said it is the EPA's responsibility to keep New Zealanders safe from potentially harmful chemicals in some inks. "Our ...