The 2024 New Year Honours are out today.

Mary-Jane Rivers says founding Inspiring Communities has been the highlight of her career.

“Never in my lifetime I thought I would be getting this type of honour.”

“Little wins on behalf of real people" drove New Year Honours recipient.

The Waikanae stalwart's connection to Girls' Brigade dates back to the 1970s.

Boxing Day spending was flat on last year but pre-Christmas spending pulled through.

A Māori-owned Wellington bakery is mixing rewena bread with manaakitanga.

His kayak flipped, his lifejacket broke and his phone sank - how did Chris Casey survive?

One town reached around 33C.

Police said the person was unresponsive when they were pulled from the water.

Wild weather has delayed and cancelled flights throughout the country today.

Weeks before his death, Sebby Chua asked his parents for a baby sister.

One person rode in an Uber from Tokoroa to Lower Hutt.

And for Kiwis flying to their Xmas destination, here are tips to make the trip easier.

Worldline data showed Kiwis' spending is up on last year in the countdown to Christmas.

The guard said she was threatened with the sack when she spoke up.

Today's top temperature of 32C was recorded at Lake Pukaki in the Canterbury high country.

The female pedestrian was dragged by the car for a short distance.

Officials found 13 incidents of offensive odour from a Lower Hutt treatment plant.

A gloomy economic outlook - with a silver lining on inflation.

One person was found dead and another critically injured at the party last weekend.

The review follows a judge's decision ordering Vanderkolk to pay costs for a court case.

Police will be out in force to monitor the tangi.

Raymond Gough died of sudden cardiac arrest while in his spa pool in July 2020.

Protesters used an angle grinder and spray paint to black out parts of the exhibit.

The man was shot after allegedly assaulting officers on December 12.