The 48-year-old jumped into the harbour at Ohope Beach, around six last night - when Police were called to investigate a family harm incident. Officers tried to get the man to come out to the water, ...

Health New Zealand's Cheryl Brunton says samples show the water quality, isn't suitable for recreational uses, including swimming, because of the risk to health. She says in most cases the ill-health ...

Race commentator Peter Shipway says the winds could hit up to 35 knots. Racing gets underway at 3pm. 26 Dec 26 Dec: A chance for New Zealanders to make their mark on Australian waters in today's ...

One person's been critically injured. Meanwhile, the road toll for this holiday period is still standing at two, following two separate crashes on Christmas Eve. A motorcyclist died in Tauranga, after ...

MetService orange heavy rain warnings cover the Wairoa District, Gisborne, and Hastings north of Napier, until tomorrow morning. Wairoa could face up to 250 millimetres of rain. The Regional Council ...

The fourth youngest Aussie test debutant of all time has missed more than he's played in the opening half hour during a testing spell by Jasprit Bumrah. Konstas has managed to score his first test ...

Former world number one tennis player Ash Barty is expecting her second child with husband, Garry Kissick. Mr Kissick announced the news in a post to Instagram on Wednesday. “Merry Christmas from our ...

A battle of the supermaxi yachts is expected to be on the cards in today's Sydney to Hobart yacht race Master Lock Comanche will be out to wrestle line honours from 2023 winners LawConnect, as it also ...

OneRoof-Valocity data reveals the number of homeowners who've cleared their mortgage has fallen from 36-percent to 32-percent in the past 10 years. Less than a third of homes are mortgage free - ...

He says the good news is that interest rates look to come down, so Kiwis may have more cash in their back pockets in the near future.

Ms Zakharova's remarks appear to be Russia's first public comments on the matter after its ambassador to Australia Alexey Pavlovsky was called into a meeting at DFAT headquarters in Canberra on Monday ...

Police say members of the public reported sightings of his car, which led to officers locating him.