“Skunk” the train was found in deep sand at the mouth of the Whanganui River. The 150-year-old locomotive was last seen in 1950. It is thought to be one of the earliest New Zealand-built locomotives ...

ANZ and Westpac have become the first banks to move interest rates after the Reserve Bank cut the official cash rate.

The Water Whirler was last repaired in October 2024, 18 months after it was removed, following a vandal attack in April 2023. The sculpture was also broken in 2018, when a man climbed the artwork, ...

The Kiwi Racing Bulls driver finished 15th at the Singapore Grand Prix after crashing during the second and third practice ...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Social Development Minister Louise Upston at the announcement that parents earning more than $65,000 must support their 18-19-year-old children, with the ...

It’s “tough country”, much of which can only be accessed on foot or by horseback, and “completely off-grid”. But it’s also “only 10 minutes by boat” from Queenstown, with many waterways to fish in and ...

Hamilton City Council has issued a boil water notice for Rototuna after E coli was detected in its water supply. The bacteria ...

A former primary school teacher who sent an 11-year-old student nude photographs of herself has been sentenced to home detention. The woman, who has interim name suppression, was in her 30s when she ...

A nun turned influencer has married a priest. Lais Dognini got to know priest Jackson Dognini when she was dealing with depression. He offered to pray to help her and they soon started dating. A ...

Gene Simmons was hospitalised following a car crash in Malibu, Los Angeles on Tuesday.Evan Agostini / Invision/AP Gene Simmons, the bass player for the legendary rock band Kiss, was hospitalised ...

The delivery of an Airbus A320neo to Saudi low-cost carrier Flynas has proved to be a moment in aviation history. It means Boeing’s 737 has lost the crown as the world’s best-selling jetliner. Airbus ...

New Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara has entered Parliament with a promise to continue the fight to protect te reo Māori and Te Tiriti. Her maiden speech riled the Speaker, Gerry Brownlee, who ...