Dozens of Auckland beaches have been put on high alert and some have been closed due to high levels of faecal bacteria. At ...

Deaths by drowning are on track to be the lowest since 2018, but advocates are still urging people to stay vigilant around ...

A woman who stole almost $7000 from her 85-year-old grandmother to buy drugs and pay off debt concedes it was wrong, but said ...

Police have arrested 12 people and issued more than 180 infringement notices at a gang gathering in rural Nelson. Of the ...

Experts say to delay your kid's first smartphone. But maybe this holiday season is the one in which you will take the plunge.

Top honour for Kiwi kayaking great, Eden Park gets green light, and a giant Secret Santa are among this week's feel-good ...

The shaken driver was taken to the hospital for observation, and the snake was released "well away from houses, people and ...

Tony Stamp reviews Breeders singer Kim Deal's solo debut, and a piano-based album from Wellington musician Tess de Lyon.

The start of summer is forecast to be very warm for Hawke's Bay, Canterbury, Marlborough, even parts of Otago.

"When a community is in trouble, financially or whatever, what sustains people, all of us, and people through sadness and all ...

Veteran war correspondent Mike Eckel tells RNZ's Sunday Morning why neither Russia or Ukraine may get what they want.