New ZealandSchool holidays to start with heavy rain, traffic for EasterHeavy rain set to inundate popular northern holiday hotspots for first half of weekend,05 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandEaster holiday weather: Heavy rain to hit upper NorthMetService has forecasted gales and downpours for Northland, northern parts of Auckland.05 Apr 01:50 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandCalls intensify for wider Hawke’s Bay slash inquiry after sacking and resignation"We still need to understand what caused the damage; how to avoid this happening again."02 Apr 01:04 AM
New Zealand‘Justice system is flawed’: Careless driver's community work sentence hard to takeSentence "hard to take", says niece of woman who died after being struck by a car.01 Apr 03:35 AM
New ZealandHair, makeup and rongoā Māori medicineThe healing journey of former Māori Television head of hair and makeup, Bianca Fallon.31 Mar 02:02 AM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: Tourists 'key' to rebooting economy, council's multimillion-dollar weekly roading spendDocuments have revealed more of the cost of Cyclone Gabrielle and the recovery phase.29 Mar 03:00 AM
New ZealandRed Cross donating $1 million to Wairoa communityGenerous Kiwis have so far donated more than $18 million to the fund.28 Mar 01:02 AM
OpinionFlood damage: How and where we build needs to changeOPINION: It is clear the risk of damage from climate change has increased in recent years.27 Mar 10:14 PM
New ZealandRed Cross lays out what your Cyclone Gabrielle aid donations are spent onFree psychological first aid is among the assistance enabled by Kiwis' huge generosity.24 Mar 03:11 AM
New ZealandRangitata completes first ‘blue highway’ trip with meat and squash on boardThe Rangitata made its first stocked voyage from Gisborne to Napier on Wednesday.23 Mar 10:22 PM
LifestyleWine and dine for a good cause: Chefs and winemakers team up for cyclone reliefAuckland's Andiamo, Wellington's Shed 5 and Queenstown's Jervois Steak House are involved.22 Mar 06:00 PM
KahuWaimana to host major Tūhoe festival at Easter'Everything is being built from the ground, we have no arena' - Martin Rakuraku22 Mar 05:41 PM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Miss NZ finalist goes from gumboots to high heelsTolaga Bay local has had quite a journey to the Miss New Zealand pageant.21 Mar 04:59 PM
New ZealandPolice seize $40k cash, meth, guns in Gisborne, Tauranga organised crime operation Police operation nets drugs, firearms and cash in Gisborne17 Mar 07:23 PM
NPCCyclone Gabrielle: Road destruction set to hit Heartland rugby heroes hardRugby - a unifying force on the East Coast - will be hit hard by Cyclone Gabrielle damage.16 Mar 12:27 AM
New ZealandNew emergency shipping route a ‘lifeline’ for Hawke’s Bay and GisborneNew route a lifeline for hard-hit economies.15 Mar 10:41 PM
New ZealandFamily brings in psychic to find Joseph AhuririWhānau of missing Gisborne man seek psychic's power to locate him.15 Mar 10:08 PM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle damage to Tairāwhiti farms estimated at $80mSurvey reveals the cost of recovery is more than the region can bear without support.15 Mar 06:37 PM
New ZealandLarge parts of Far North still without census papers a week after Census 2023 datePeople in Doubtless Bay, Kaitāia, Ahipara say they’re still in the dark about Census 2023.13 Mar 05:30 AM
InflationCost of food surges: Growers 'battling hard' to reduce fresh produce pricesLeaderbrand chief executive says fresh produce price hikes are not positive for growers.13 Mar 04:28 AM
KahuDave Letele: I'm having trouble sleeping as I really wonder how these people can get onThe community champion flew to cyclone hot spots and doesn't like what's he's seeing.13 Mar 04:00 AM
New ZealandAir NZ extends flights between flood-hit Hawke’s Bay and GisborneThe service has kept the two regions connected while State Highway 2 remains closed.13 Mar 03:06 AM
New ZealandNew footage emerges, fresh clues on movements of missing Joseph AhuririThe man's daughter pleaded for anyone in the area with security cameras to contact her.12 Mar 10:12 PM
New ZealandCocaine use soars, beyond 'small pockets' of NZ societyIt comes as methamphetamine and MDMA consumption nationwide has been on a downward trend.12 Mar 05:11 PM
KahuMana whenua bless Bailey bridge construction site for cut-off areasBlessing for bridge construction to open Tairāwhiti roads.11 Mar 10:25 PM
New ZealandCyclone refugees: Couple to live in caravan for a year, others to rebuild from the ground upReality is sinking in for the thousands who lost homes and businesses in the disaster.11 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandWaewae the 35: The man walking hundreds of kilometres along cyclone-damaged highway'I wanted to go into these isolated communities, tell their stories and raise some pūtea.'10 Mar 11:30 PM
KahuDave Letele’s diary of the devastation and sense of hopelessness in rural communitiesCommunity advocate Dave Letele goes into the heart of the devastated regions.09 Mar 07:03 AM
New ZealandTrucking hell: Driver stalls as road gives way beneath wheels cutting off communityMainfreight truck is stuck on a collapsed road northwest of Gisborne, forcing its closure.07 Mar 09:49 PM
KahuRahui Papa: Iwi and hapū will have the way, the means and the resources to go and collect the dataIwi in three regions are urging their people to be counted and fill in the census.06 Mar 06:35 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Task force route suggests long and winding roadThe Government is setting up a steady, thorough process on recovery and resilience.05 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand'We are going to miss you dearly': Who are the 11 victims of Cyclone Gabrielle?Two more deaths were confirmed by police this morning, taking the toll to 11.05 Mar 06:29 AM
New ZealandSevere thunderstorm watch: Hawke's Bay, Gisborne, Bay of Plenty, Taupō could get lashed today“These thunderstorms will bring localised heavy rain and small hail."03 Mar 07:50 PM
New Zealand750 buildings condemned after January floods, Cyclone GabrielleHundreds of buildings have been red-stickered and thousands yellow or white-stickered.03 Mar 07:43 PM
