Health New Zealand is putting out an urgent call for pregnant people, babies, children and others at high risk from whooping cough to get vaccinated as soon... Read More

Jason Momoa's band Öof Tatatá brought the house down at the Tuning Fork in Auckland in August this year - now the band will return to play several... Read More

A failure of both skippers to keep proper watch led to a "catastrophic" collision in the Bay of Islands which left one man with critical injuries and sank a... Read More

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora and Whānau Āwhina Plunket will pilot childhood immunisations at select sites nationwide to increase access and boost immunisation. 'This... Read More

Bay of Plenty's greatest rugby triumph is to be commemorated in film - once again - as part of ongoing events celebrating 20 years since the province won the... Read More

Northern New Zealand is at normal to higher-than-normal risk of a tropical cyclone for the 2024/25 season, Niwa and the MetService say. The country is not... Read More

Contamination of existing illegal drugs with more potent, toxic substances is a worrying trend in New Zealand, say experts. 'Adulteration of substances and... Read More

The Government is looking at strengthening requirements for building professionals, including penalties, to ensure Kiwis have confidence in their biggest asset,... Read More

The Reserve Bank has cut its benchmark cash rate by 50 basis points. The central bank cut the official cash rate (OCR) to 4.75 percent, as expected, to its... Read More

Health New Zealand wants to reduce the number of chief medical officers, from 18 to 14 nationwide, while also promising not to cut front-line medical roles. The... Read More

A Tokoroa kebab and pizza shop owner grossly underpaid migrant workers doing 66-hour weeks then made them pay back part of their salaries claiming he could no... Read More

The Rotorua A&P Show is the 'ultimate family outing” according to organisers because of the large range of exhibits on display - and because attendance... Read More