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Robert Sullivan (Ngāpuhi, Kāi Tahu) of Ōamaru has been announced as Poet Laureate for the next three years.

Mia Faiumu declared the Pacific Music Awards proof her father's legacy will "live on".

Sales have soared at an unassuming bakery since Al Brown started posting reviews of its pies.

While there are plenty of brioche buns and meat patties on offer, some are pushing the boundaries.

Pasifika stars showed up in glamour and style at the Pacific Music Awards last night.

After 25 years apart, all five members of the British boyband will reunite for a world tour that will take in New Zealand.

New Zealand Fashion Week is returning after a one-year hiatus with a new vision that is public-facing rather than exclusive.

Soul/R&B singer Aaradhna, Sam V, Jordyn With A Why and Shane Walker are among the artists vying for awards.

The behemouth has a wingspan off 67.89m and maximum take-off weight of more than 381 tonnes.

Fox died after being found critically injured on the roadside.

There has been a serious crash between a vehicle and a cyclist in Onehunga, Auckland on Thursday afternoon.

This may fall slightly short of the original, but it remains a fun comedy very much worth seeing. In a packed theatre.

One vehicle was tracked to the North Shore while a seond was chased to Karapiro following the early morning robbery.

Former professional rugby league player Brian Gardiner was turned away by security at a Wollongong pub because he had a facial tattoo.

The remand prisoner got on to the roof of a unit at Otago Corrections Facility, near Milton, on Wednesday.

Foreign interference, espionage, and online radicalisation threats have increased since last year, the Security Intelligence Service says. Audio

High levels of chloramine were found in the air at the Christchurch plant on Monday.

A growing list of changes to policy on Māori language and culture beg the question: is the government pushing Aotearoa towards an identity crisis?

One is on the banks of the Avon River in the central city, the other nestled in a Cashmere Hills reserve with views of the Southern Alps.