More than half a million of us will be living with diabetes by 2044 - a 90% increase on current numbers, researchers say. Is lifestyle or genetics to blame for the rising rates?

YMP J16 men’s crew Rukupo celebrate victory in the W6 1000m (with turns). They are (from the front, back of the waka obscured): Makauri Hape, Te Mania Tapatahi, Koha Rangihuna, Reia Paenga-Morgan, Te ...

Auckland’s mayor says more work is needed to prevent faults after a burst pipe left thousands without water. A broken water main on Thursday caused up to 3000 people to go without water in Henderson, ...

The Judicial Conduct Commissioner has recommended a Judicial Conduct Panel be established to inquire into and report on the conduct of acting District Court Judge Ema Aitken, who allegedly disrupted ...

They have been a staple of rock radio in New Zealand since the 90s and now they are back in the country for The Summer Concert Series with Ice House the mighty Cold Chisel and our beloved Bic Runga.

There was no weekly sheep sale at the Matawhero Saleyards on Friday due to insufficient stock numbers. A PGG Wrightson stock agent said farmers were “holding off” on putting stock forward for sale ...

All of the items from the air ambulance have been recovered, including a trove of other stolen items from other burglaries. Police investigating the theft of critical life-saving drugs from an air ...

Staff at Woolworths supermarket were evacuated Friday morning after a Co2 alarm went off in the building. Fire and Emergency NZ were called to the premises just before 7am. “The staff had exited the ...

Embattled R&B singer Chris Brown has launched a US$500 million (NZ$880m) lawsuit against Warner Bros Discovery following the release of a documentary he claimed painted him as “a serial rapist”.

Police are appealing for information after a fatal crash involving a pedestrian near Whakatāne. A crash involving a car and a pedestrian was reported at the intersection of State Highway 30 and ...

Viewers of The Chase begged one contestant to “please stop” an act they deemed “one of the most annoying things ever seen on the show”. During the episode which screened on Wednesday in the UK, Surrey ...

Fire and Emergency services are responding to a scrub fire in the Tauranga suburb of Kairua after receiving a report of smoke in the area. Firefighters arrived at the scene to find a scrub fire in ...