Taupo and Westport - which face losing their only local newspaper. Also: new bid to change the law so parody and satire doesn't run the risk of breaking it - and to clear up who owns digital media.

Even Taupō - a substantial town and a tourism hub - is one of 14 places where the Herald 's publisher NZME is proposing to ...

It's been more than 1000 days since Russia invaded Ukraine, and there seems to be no end in sight. This week, Russian president Vladimir Putin levelled threats against Kyiv with a new ballistic ...

One person has died after single-vehicle crash in South Auckland on Sunday morning. Police were called to the crash on ...

Patuharakeke Kaumātua have placed a rāhui at Waipu in Northland after the death of a woman at the Waipu River mouth on Saturday. Emergency services were called at about Friday midnight after the woman ...

Emergency services are at the scene of a serious single-vehicle crash in South Auckland on Sunday morning. Police were called ...

Labour is focussing on the issues affecting working New Zealanders, including jobs, healthcare, and education, as well as the ...

Ireland have fought back from a halftime deficit to mark a 150th anniversary with a scruffy 22-19 victory over Australia, ...

From learning guitar in Dargaville to seeking enlightenment in India, Doug Jerebine's musical journey has been a richly ...

While the water is safe to drink, there is something "odd" about the fact that treatment plants are not able to remove the arsenic, scientist says.

Dame Lisa Carrington (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki and Ngāti Porou) has been crowned the Albie Pryor Memorial Māori Sports Person of ...

Locals are furious about suspected bottle fossickers vandalising a popular park on Auckland's North Shore. Anne McMillan says ...