Main benefit cancellations had increased by 6.9 percent to just over 49,000, while 19,596 people exited into work, an increase of 8.1 percent.

Sam Kauona, a former leader of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA), wants to become president of the autonomous Papua ...

The rapid decline of hydro storage following a dry period at the start of the year have been reversed by recent heavy rain.

Northland police have charged a man and woman with neglect related to the unexplained death 10 years ago of a four-year-old ...

We have Where's Jai in to chat about their debut album release and tour of the country. Young Superstar Imani-J visits before her trip to write music in the USA We also talk plants and escape rooms!

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Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour admitted councils were lumbered with rate rises because of central government regulations ...

Health New Zealand says a loud bang that rang out across parts of the city this morning was caused by a Wellington Hospital ...

The music video for Lorde's latest single, 'Hammer', has racked up three-quraters-of-a-million views on YouTube. But the scene that seems to stick with people is the shot of Lorde leaning on a tree in ...

Kiwi Shayni Couch lost her husband in a Basejump gone wrong while she was pregnant. A new documentary follows her journey to ...

A new study from the University of Canterbury has shown that seaweed could potentially avert a significant number of deaths from starvation in the future. Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor ...

The sons of two All Blacks legends, Sir Michael Jones and Tana Umaga, are set to carry Samoa's hopes against Scottish team.