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A long-burning, foul-smelling underground fire at a Waikato rubbish dump has forced the creation of a rare multi-agency group.

New data shows a marked improvement in the water quality and health of Rotorua's lakes, but some say it's too soon to start celebrating.

The Marlborough District Council's dog control bylaw review - the first in a decade - has already thrown up controversy over a proposal to let dogs back into Blenheim's town centre.

It's been 10 years since eight councils combined to form Auckland's supercity council, but some critics are still disgruntled and say more needs to be done.

Kaikohe locals are wearily welcoming news that the town is to get a new water reservoir.

For 31 years John Larsen has been milling timber on the outskirts of Gisborne. As the returns from milling have dwindled, John has diversified and now manufactures gates, dunnies, dog kennels and meat…

In the palm of Jaquetta Bradshaw's hand is a sapling with the power to dry rivers, start bush fires and kill off native life.

Unexpected arrivals in Arctic waters as sea ice shrinks is part of a race among global powers for control over resources and waterways in the north.

Bottle-fed babies are consuming millions of microplastic particles in their milk. Audio

People are happy more than one bus is running in Marlborough, but have poo-pooed the sewerage system.

The Māori Party is set to return to Parliament if special votes in Waiariki mirror those already counted, but it's close; Rawiri Waititi is leading Labour's Tāmati Coffey by just 415 votes. Video

The Māori Party looks set to secure a place back in Parliament after three years out in the cold.

Police are investigating after two bodies were found near Mere Rd in Taupō.

Before the 2017 election, Jacinda Ardern called climate change her generation's "nuclear-free moment". Three years later, do the climate policies on offer ahead of the election reflect that?

Civil liberties groups believe privacy, freedom of expression and trade secrets could be eroded if tech companies give up their encrypted data to governments.

A doctor who sees the impact of diabetes in South Auckland on a daily basis says the increasing numbers of people with the disease is staggering and he describes the Counties-Manukau area as New…

West Auckland beachgoers are being urged to keep safety front of mind, after a disastrous week with six major incidents.

Power Play - There was a tense edge to the latest debate, where Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins took to the stage in Christchurch in front of a live audience, Jane Patterson writes.

Epsom may have been an ACT Party stronghold since 2005, but last night, the public got a chance to hear from the candidates up against David Seymour.