A ferry carrying 342 passengers sank today in the southern Philippines, leaving at least eight dead, a local mayor said.

The first escorted convoys of vehicles moved along State Highway 35 from Tikitiki up to Te Araroa on Monday as road crews ...

Even after surrendering their five-match Twenty20 series against India with two games still to play, the Black Caps are ...

Tauranga City Council chief executive Marty Grenfell claims there is no record of a 111 call being referred to council hours before the devastating Mount Maunganui landslide.

A colossal winter storm has caused extensive damage and disruption in the United States, and its impact isn’t over yet. It ...

A Napier house has been destroyed and another damaged after candles started a living room fire. A Fire and Emergency New ...

Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with WeatherWatch’s Phil Duncan. Mackay asks Duncan if there ...

One lane of the ageing Waitangi Bridge will close from 9am-3pm for work that will reinstate a 100km/h speed limit for the ...

Lewis, who works three to four months each year for Napier shearing contractor Brendan Mahony, surprised even himself with ...

Three players with almost 1000 Australian NRL appearances between them will be at a speaking gig in Napier on the eve of the New Zealand Warriors’ match against Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles next month.

An Auckland bakery has stopped selling a popular pie after Auckland Council said the horse meat used wasn’t cleared for human ...

From forest-hideaway glamping to beachside holiday parks, experts from Aotearoa’s many regions share the best spots to pitch up during the warm summer months.