The holiday marks the birth of Jesus Christ, and morning services are held to remind worshippers the spiritual meaning of Christmas. Akinola Dairo, a churchgoer at Auckland's Gracecity Church, told ...

Naarm/Melbourne suave art-pop savant Geoffrey O’Connor embraces the gift of giving this season, sharing Love What We Do (Live ...

Here is a look back at the roller coaster that was 2025 in New Zealand sport. It's hard to ignore the All Blacks extending their unbeaten streak at Eden Park with victory over their biggest foes, the ...

Last month, Tararua district mayor Scott Gilmore attended the 81st reunion of the Pahīatua Polish children and welcomed the new Polish Ambassador, Patryk Błaszczak, on his first visit to Pahīatua.

The Environmental Law Initiative (ELI) asked the court to quash a regional plan rule which allowed some discharges from farming - such as nitrates and phosphorus - to be classed as permitted ...

Fuel companies NPD and Gull have announced plans to merge national operations. While still subject to Commerce Commission approval, the move would combine NPD and Gull sites, teams and supply chains ...

The 29-year-old man Police required to speak to about a double homicide in Ruatiti on Saturday 13 December has handed himself into Police custody. Police launched a homicide investigation following ...

The blockade follows the US’ designation in November 2025 of elements of the Venezuelan Government, including its President, as part of an alleged “foreign terrorist organisation” known as Cartel de ...

A party vote was called for on the question, That the Secondary Legislation Confirmation Bill (No 3) be now read a third time. New Zealand National 49; New Zealand Labour 34; ACT New Zealand 11; New ...

A party vote was called for on the question, That the Secondary Legislation Confirmation Bill (No 3) be now read a second time. New Zealand National 49; New Zealand Labour 34; ACT New Zealand 11; New ...

Hon CHRIS PENK: I move, That the Anzac Day Amendment Bill be now read a second time.

A small plane has crashed into a house in the holiday hotspot of Pauanui, on the Coromandel Peninsula, with what a witness described as an "almighty thud". Police said about 9:10am on Christmas day ...