The school year cranks back into life from today, bringing with it changes to the way children learn to read. From this term on, schools will be required to teach structured literacy in years zero to ...

Double Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner set his sights on mastering clay and grass courts to make himself a complete ...

Emergency services are at the scene of a crash on State Highway 59, north of Wellington. Police say one person has minor ...

"In the year that has passed, Nauru and China have deepened their political mutual trust, have advanced mutually beneficial ...

Despite a stellar line-up including Olympians middle-distance runner Sam Tanner and long jumper-turned-sprinter Anna Grimaldi there was no mistaking who was the star attraction at the Cooks Classic ...

Dive bombers hit the water in the capital over the weekend when the Z Manu World Champs held their Wellington Super Qualifier event. Event organiser Scott Rice spoke to Corin Dann.

Economists both left and right have been evaluating the prime minister's new growth strategy. Political reporter Russell Palmer filed this report.