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It is the first time a yellow-legged hornet queen has been found in the country.

Gusty days seem to send kids into overdrive and make grownups feel irritated. What's the reason behind it?

The payment brought the total to $652.4 million paid to current and former staff so far. 

Public consultation has opened on whether to name a mountain west of Lake Manapouri after former Prime Minister Norman Kirk.

This year's finalists include Makayla, Huia, and Paige for Best Māori Female Solo Artist and Shane Walker, Haami, and Kings representing the male category.

As the numbers of children drop in Auckland and Wellington's inner city areas, these families are bucking the trend by living in apartments.

When Reneé Davis saw a fire raging through paddocks near her home in Kaikōura her first thought was for the ponies.

The blaze started in the laundry room.

Hawke's Bay parents are being advised to be alert after a man approached a young girl walking home in Whakatu.

Strong winds are creating challenging conditions for fire crews battling several bush fires near Porangahau, with air operations now suspended for the rest of the day.

An Ōpōtiki-based police officer has told a coroner's court that the severity of the injuries did not sink in until he saw them in person.

A woman's body was found shortly after 5.30am.

A local watering hole that had been run-down and languishing for two years has been brought back to life by a determined group of locals.

A fire which burned 320 hectares of tussock and grass happened during regular live-fire training activity at Waiouru.

Police believe the accelerant that started the fatal fire was brought to the property in the container.

The Christchurch man said he was made to drive around the city by an unknown assailant who then stole his car.

The union for senior doctors' outdoor rallies in some cities are cancelled and the teachers' union is reviewing some actions.

The new buses will coincide with the opening of the City Rail Link.