The first All Blacks team has been named for the year, with four debutants, a new midfield, a new loose forward combination and a return to the wing for a star player among the topics being discussed.

Nominations for local elections officially open today, but Auckland Council is worried fewer people than usual are expressing an interest in running in Tamaki Makaurau. RNZ reporter Jessica Hopkins ...

People at the top of the south are relieved the worst of yesterday's weather passed them by but many are weary as they look ahead to a lengthy clean up. Adam Burns filed this report.

Taranaki hit with flash floods, slips, popped manholes and sewage flows as the region was pummelled by thunderstorms. New Plymouth District Mayor Neil Holdom spoke to Corin Dann.

A New Zealand woman and a British tourist have been killed by an elephant while on a walking safari in Zambia. A Facebook post names the Kiwi as 67-year-old Alison Jean Taylor The Guardian's Rachel ...

Prada has acknowledged that the sandals' design was inspired by the centuries-old Indian sandals which sell for about $10.

A local woman is renewing the campaign for State Highway 1 between Rolleston and Ashburton to be increased to four lanes.

A programme to try to get people off meth and away from crime has been launched in Porirua as part of a multi-million dollar government drive. Ellen O'Dwyer reports.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot said Diogo Jota will be remembered as a "friend to everyone" after the Portuguese international ...

The government's turning to locals to help steer the build of the beleagured Dunedin Hospital, but they won't be giving advice on design, care or money. Dunedin mayor Jules Radich spoke to Ingrid ...

A pensioner living in a leaky caravan with no power for six years now has a new home to call his own. Steven Connelly, 67, ...

Makeshift shelters of cardboard and blankets, some propped up with road cones, are dotted along the street near Auckland City Mission, which is struggling to support an increase in rough sleepers. Amy ...