Children’s play is essential for their cognitive, physical and social development. But in cities, spaces to play are usually ...

What would happen next? There is a precedent: the oil shocks of the 1970s, when oil prices quadrupled. The shock drove rapid ...

Emergency services were called to a Coatesville-Riverhead Highway address about 8.20pm. The Serious Crash Unit's been notified, and the road is currently closed.

A deeply ingrained drinking culture and prolific positive messaging around alcohol makes cutting back or stopping drinking alcohol especially hard, says Dr Lee. She adds that alcohol is attached to ...

Some evacuations have been attempted. Some have been asked to stay within their homes for now.

The maximum daily limit is five per fisher, but only two are believed to be responsible for this haul. Fisheries New Zealand regional Manager Phil Tasker says offending on this scale is incredibly ...

Last year's New Zealand NBL Most Val ...

At four point three kilometres , the tight, twisty Red Bull Ring is one of the shortest circuits on the F1 calendar. Lawson says that means qualifying times will be closer than normal ... and he's ...

Charlize told the chat show Late Night with Seth Meyers: "I have two girls, and they're very, very... they're mostly very girly. And they think of me as a princess. And they want ...

Chasing their maiden ANZ Premiership title, the Tactix are top of the league with three regular-season games remaining. Captain Erikana Pedersen is impressed with the ladder-leading Rams in basketball ...

There will be an average increase of 15.5 percent for ratepayers. It follows a 16.5 percent rise last year.

Police were pursing two cars and say one vehicle hit the other causing it to leave the road and hit a tree - killing its passenger and leaving the driver in a critical condition. NZ Herald reporter ...