Schools closing completely Friday include Auckland's Western Springs College, Northcote College, and Browns Bay School. Napier Girls' High School and Hurunui College, near Christchurch. Plenty were ...

Dozens of schools are giving their students and some teachers a four-day weekend, choosing not come back to class on Friday ...

Police say the man was critically injured in a stabbing incident in Birkenhead. Video / Sylvie Whinray Police said a man was ...

Passenger trains have resumed on the refurbished Pukekohe Station in New Zealand, providing a direct link to various areas.

New policy fails on substance, but associate education minister passes with flying colours for rhetoric, writes Jonathan ...

The country, which sank into a recession last year, is trying to entice highly skilled “digital nomads” to work in the island ...

A woman says her partner was seconds away from being killed when the limbs of a tree harpooned the rear of their motorhome ...

An Auckland woman says her partner was seconds away from being killed when the limbs of a tree harpooned the rear of their motorhome during the tornado that ripped through Mangawhai yesterday. About ...

Russ Cook, aka Hardest Geezer, is to run the length of New Zealand on the 3,000km Te Araroa Trail. Callan Elliot grew up in Annan but is now battling for honours with newly-formed Auckland FC.

The Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta celebrates the founding of the ‘City of Sails’, and attracts a huge fleet of vessels every year, including restored classic yachts, modern racing keelboats, ...

The Istanbul-based airline is preparing to expand its global footprint with new long-haul services to Minneapolis, USA, and Auckland, New Zealand. Meanwhile, as of January 23, the airline will ...