A forecaster says last week's drought-breaking rain, though heavy, was delivered by a "common or garden" front.

A former Facebook executive says social media should be banned for kids - because their brains aren't developed enough to deal with the site's "frightening" algorithms.

Northland Civil Defence is urging the region to prepare for possible high winds and power outages, as severe weather associated with Tropical Cyclone Tam approaches.

It is available free in New Zealand to people born on or after 1 January 1969, and two doses gives people 99 percent effectiveness in preventing the highly contagious viral illness, which presents ...

Auckland will get a new primary school and there will be new classrooms for several kura, the education minister says.

Both New Zealand and Australia were exporting large amounts of lean beef to the US, he said, which was then mixed with ...

Prices are down year-on-year and buyers have more options to choose from, but the Real Estate Institute says the housing ...

Analysis - Reforms mean landowners will no longer be responsible for tourism-related injuries on their properties. But it's ...

Hamilton property developers they are being constrained by a decision to block development where water infrastructure is ...

"The FFG is approximately 140 meters (459 feet) long, making it the largest warship manufactured in North Korea," an analysis ...

Education Minister Erica Stanford is due to make an announcement about schools during her visit to Auckland. Her speech is ...