The 48-year-old jumped into the harbour at Ohope Beach, around six last night - when Police were called to investigate a family harm incident. Officers tried to get the man to come out to the water, ...

Race commentator Peter Shipway says the winds could hit up to 35 knots. Racing gets underway at 3pm. 26 Dec 26 Dec: A chance for New Zealanders to make their mark on Australian waters in today's ...

One person's been critically injured. Meanwhile, the road toll for this holiday period is still standing at two, following two separate crashes on Christmas Eve. A motorcyclist died in Tauranga, after ...

MetService orange heavy rain warnings cover the Wairoa District, Gisborne, and Hastings north of Napier, until tomorrow morning. Wairoa could face up to 250 millimetres of rain. The Regional Council ...

The fourth youngest Aussie test debutant of all time has missed more than he's played in the opening half hour during a testing spell by Jasprit Bumrah. Konstas has managed to score his first test ...

Ms Zakharova's remarks appear to be Russia's first public comments on the matter after its ambassador to Australia Alexey Pavlovsky was called into a meeting at DFAT headquarters in Canberra on Monday ...

Former world number one tennis player Ash Barty is expecting her second child with husband, Garry Kissick. Mr Kissick announced the news in a post to Instagram on Wednesday. “Merry Christmas from our ...

OneRoof-Valocity data reveals the number of homeowners who've cleared their mortgage has fallen from 36-percent to 32-percent in the past 10 years. Less than a third of homes are mortgage free - ...

He says the good news is that interest rates look to come down, so Kiwis may have more cash in their back pockets in the near future.

MetService orange heavy rain warnings now cover the Wairoa District, Gisborne, and Hastings north of Napier until tomorrow morning. It warns up to 250 millimetres of rain could be seen in some areas.

Police say members of the public reported sightings of his car, which led to officers locating him.

Forward bookings are up six-percent from this time last year, with about 200-thousand people scheduled to visit over the holiday period. Mayor Glyn Lewers says Queenstown's bucking the trend when it ...