But its deputy chief executive of engagement and prevention, Renee Graham, is defending the decision, saying they’ve been putting $1 million a year into Water Safety NZ but drowning-related claims are ...

Mayor Andrew Little joins Nick Mills for the first of his monthly in studio chats, to talk about how his first few weeks have ...

Multiple crews and a helicopter are responding to a large scrub fire in Darfield, Canterbury this morning, which has already ...

Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi is blaming “allegations and two rogue MPs” for the turmoil consuming his party, ...

Arrests have been made after four thieves last month raided the world’s most-visited art museum, in daylight, stealing crown ...

A woman found dead on the West Coast over the weekend after being reported missing is understood to have been a German ...

There’s concern our cemeteries are running out of space, with some councils taking too long to secure new land.

Two rugby players who once shared the field are now sharing a courtroom dock where they are accused of orchestrating a sexual encounter a woman says she ne ...

Latest data from credit bureau service Centrix shows residential mortgage and household lending have both increased more than 20% year-on-year.

A swarm of hundreds of deadly hornets attacked and killed an American father and son enjoying a zipline experience on a holiday in Laos.

Robert Taylor, former guitarist of New Zealand rock band Dragon, has died. The group formed in Auckland in 1972 is best known for its songs April Sun in Cuba and Rain. Taylor was Dragon’s lead ...

The spring of cricket continues this week with the West Indies arriving on our shores to play 5 T20's, 3 ODIs and three test ...