LiveNew ZealandStorm cuts power to thousands, SH57 closed by downed trees and truck crash, urgent save water pleaPolice are warning motorists in lower NI to not travel unless absolutely necessary. 29 Dec 09:04 PM
New ZealandWild weather: 'District-wide' power outage as storm strikesAn active low-pressure system has caused chaos across NZ. 29 Dec 07:34 AM
PremiumNew ZealandPower rankings: New Zealand’s top sporting schools of 2025 revealedWhich school can claim to be the country’s biggest sporting powerhouse?29 Dec 01:00 AM
New ZealandFestival delays opening, holiday plans disrupted as upgraded weather warnings cloak NZ28 Dec 10:42 PM
PremiumNew Zealand‘I don’t know how to deal with it’: Why schools struggle with traumatic events26 Dec 06:00 PM
New ZealandDouble jolt: Aftershock rattles lower North Island after strong early-morning quake26 Dec 03:29 AM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleSociety Insider Awards 2025: Celebrating the year's biggest and best society newsmakersFrom Anna Mowbray to John Key to Taika Waititi, these are the people who made headlines.24 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandTauranga woman's plea to escape life ‘stuck in a box’A $2000–$5000 EZ Lock Docking System would let Michelle leave the house.24 Dec 04:00 AM
Wellington'Completely reckless and unacceptable': Boy racers hurl bottles, fireworks at policeThe convoy of about 200 cars descended on the capital last night.24 Dec 02:23 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard PrebbleRichard Prebble: Is the economic recovery enough to save the coalition?OPINION: The fragile recovery puts the coalition's re-election on the line.23 Dec 08:00 PM
PoliticsWinston Peters wants Member States to pull their weight as the UN lurches into potential liquidationThe UN's looming deficit could weaken ties between countries and undercut global aid.23 Dec 04:00 PM
WellingtonFamily mourns 'most loving and caring' mum killed in Foxton Beach fire Daughter says December 9 blaze left them ‘absolutely devastated’.23 Dec 07:00 AM
New ZealandGisborne lab staff to strike over delayed tests and patient safety concernsThe strike will run from Christmas Day to December 29 at Gisborne Hospital.22 Dec 02:54 AM
RacingMare sheds bridesmaid tag after winning Group 2 race fresh upLux Libertas recorded the richest victory of her career in the feature at Trentham.20 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandSH2 closed near Dannevirke after three-vehicle crashPolice say one person has serious injuries and four others are moderately hurt.20 Dec 03:52 AM
New ZealandSchool told to reinstate deputy principal in camp funds disputeAnnual Year 8 trip to Wellington led to parent's complaint about misuse of school funds. 19 Dec 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEntertainment'Bigger than the Beatles': What it was really like to be Fred Dagg's daughterA revealing new doco on the man behind New Zealand's most famous pair of gumboots.19 Dec 08:00 PM
New ZealandLate-night joyride: Police track alleged youth car thieves on TikTok livestream Police tracked the youths in real time as they livestreamed on TikTok.19 Dec 01:13 AM
RacingCole chases black-type treble as Manawatū Cup comes to capitalYoung trainer has strong hand as Trentham hosts black-type meeting tomorrow18 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandLarge vegetation fires 'fully contained'Fire and Emergency NZ will continue work over the coming days at Lismore and Waiinu.17 Dec 11:04 PM
PremiumPremiumSchool RugbyInside New Zealand's most fertile breeding ground for rugby talentThe Global Youth Sevens tournament has produced more than 40 future internationals.17 Dec 06:01 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSimply Sybil: The centenarian who passed her driver's licence, then surrendered it'There were no shirkers, no one was entitled, all had a job to do, didn’t hold grudges.'17 Dec 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Die in prison': Family yell as man who killed wrong person handed life sentenceWaaka Davis had intended to kill another man, but he mistakenly shot Aaliyah Wilson. 16 Dec 11:22 PM
New ZealandRain helps but Lismore, Waiinu fires not yet containedA total fire and fireworks ban is in place in Manawatū-Whanganui.16 Dec 11:15 PM
New ZealandWife killer seeking parole says he 'will become a very law-abiding person'Nai Yin Xue strangled his wife, then abandoned their daughter at a train station.15 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBondi massacre: NZ ‘a small millimetre away' from another mass-casualty event Security experts say NZ and Australia are different but risk is growing.15 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandWaitai crowned WBA Oceania champion after thriller at BX-9 in AucklandThe win was Waitai’s fourth pro belt and could earn him a WBA top 15 ranking.15 Dec 04:00 AM
New ZealandBondi Beach shooting: Former BoP man tells of terror minutes from his home'It's really sad that in our day and age, our children have to witness this.'15 Dec 01:02 AM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleAmerica wants us to dress up to fly. That won't stop Kiwis acting weirdly on planesUS travellers told to dress up in 'civility' push – would Kiwi flyers follow suit?13 Dec 05:00 AM
