State Highway 1 will be the alternate route on July 4-5 when SH4 closes.

Opinion: We’re in the century feeling the consequence of runaway global warming.

It's the penultimate round of Tasman Tanning Premier club rugby.

Nine championship wins in 14 years set the bar high for the current young side.

An estimated $32,000 was raised from the auction.

Auckland is now at $995,000, the third month in a row its median is below $1m.

'We have an ageing population but New Zealand has prepared poorly.'

Graeme Barnard is unhappy mother left him a smaller share of estate than his brothers.

Three firearms, ammunition, a Taser, cash, methamphetamine and GHB found.

Manawatū Chef of the Year Grant Kitchen claimed there was no employment relationship.

The six-year-old found four dumped kittens at Victoria Esplanade.

Admission to intensive care was delayed before her death and her baby was stillborn.

Opinion: Two mums take a closer look at the latest food advice.

Centrepoint Theatre wants to see the end of the drama on top of the building.

A local kaumātua played a part in the retelling of a local legend.

Manawatū's Milan Glintmeyer will represent New Zealand at the world junior champs.

There's an increased risk of landslips as the ground dries out after heavy rain.

Layla Sae has an extra challenge to keep her going hard in top matches.

Police have released the name of a young girl who died following a crash near Feilding.

A daycare centre owner has been accused of serious misconduct over 10 years.

The former mayor and MP would not give himself permission to be unwell.

It's a horizontal line that does and means a lot.

Contractors are working on repairs to the road through Marainanga Gorge.

Police found the person seriously injured at a Feilding property.

The man was reported missing on March 11.

Footage of latest flyover of new highway to replace gorge road released.

Half of the rescues were rural and farming accidents.

The trustees said the principal gave consistently excellent service to tamariki.