When raw sewage began pouring through their kitchen ceiling, a student flat took turns emptying a bucket through the night.

Kyren Taumoefolau signs two-year deal with the Chiefs from 2026. New Chiefs coach hails the addition as a ‘very exciting’ signing. Taumoefolau scored nine tries in 12 games for Moana Pasifika last ...

NCEA is set to be overhauled, with Level 1 removed altogether and Levels 2 and 3 replaced with new Year 12 and 13 certificates, along with A–E grades and marks out of 100. The changes would be ...

All Blacks coach Scott Robertson will name his squad for the looming Rugby Championship on Monday. The 36-man squad will be released at noon, before Robertson speaks to Christchurch-based media at 1pm ...

Researchers have discovered a 4000-year-old handprint on a clay artefact known as a “soul house”, used for offerings in ...

Vogue Williams might be known for her big personality and even bigger media career, but there’s one thing she’s never been a fan of, her own name.

Chilean authorities said Tuesday (local time) they turned six valuable watches stolen from Canadian actor Keanu Reeves — including an engraved Rolex worth at least $9,500 (15,953 NZD) — over ...

The man who was killed in a crash near Auckland Airport on Wednesday has been remembered as a “superstar” of Lauwaki Lautoka, Fiji. Arvind Kummar, 45, was in a serious three-vehicle crash on George ...

Fifty years ago this morning, Cantabrians were waking up to hurricane-force winds ripping their region to shreds. Paul Gorman brings us back to the day. People living in the lee of the ranges, all the ...

Enthusiasts say the trend of dressing as mermaids, taking “shellfies” and swimming in pods at local pools is a unique way to escape from everyday concerns.

There are many outstanding character homes in Dunedin, and The Summit has to be a rare jewel among them. And while the beautiful, two-storey Roslyn home built in 1930 for Hugh Speight of the famed ...