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Farmers in parts of Waikato are looking skyward hoping at least 100 millimetres of rain will fall within the next fortnight as an extreme dry takes hold in the region.

Mahurangi Regional Park north of Auckland has gained almost 100 hectares of land, more than doubling the existing size of the park, after a new council purchase.

The NZ First Foundation has been receiving tens of thousands of dollars from donors in the horse racing industry in payments which fall just below the $15,000.01 at which party donations are usually…

The coronavirus outbreak has forced more than 1000 New Zealand forestry workers out of a job.

An alarming number of teenagers have been exposed to suicide and self harm materials online, Netsafe's latest survey shows. Audio

A coroner has found a series of failures by staff in a mental health ward gave a man at chronic risk of self harm significant time to commit suicide.

A teenage Samoan girl promised schooling in New Zealand was instead allegedly made to cook and clean and got beatings, the High Court in Napier has heard.

Schools in the government's donation-replacement scheme have started the year figuring out what to do with their share of payments totalling $63.6 million.

One of the more unlikely films competing in this weekend's Oscars is a fascinating story about a wild beekeeper in the Balkans. Honeyland has a strong ecological message, but it's the life story of…

British Dancing on Ice presenter Phillip Schofield has received an outpouring of support after revealing he is gay.

A Pacific health provider has adopted a Fonofale model to address social isolation and other issues plaguing Pasifika communities in New Zealand's South Island.

A former teacher who was jailed after being convicted for repeatedly driving two teenage boys to parks at lunchtimes for sex can now be named.

A Gisborne woman who has taken over the care of six children removed by the state says they were traumatised by the process. Audio

After a series of suspicious fires around Lake Taupō, the hunt for a culprit continues, but police say it's too early to say there's a serial arsonist at work.

The Greens have highlighted issues with the climate, housing and inequality in their tradional State of the Planet speech.

A mother who lost her daughter at six days old says her baby may not have died if Hutt Hospital staff had acted more quickly. Audio

It was no surprise the Sussexes’ sudden decision to retreat from royalty and quit the kingdom fired up the hyperactive UK media - especially as they cited press pestering as a major reason. But half a…