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The blaze is now fully contained, with authorities saying an accident with a vehicle may have been the cause.

A Christchurch secondary school's end of year prizegiving concert has become a thing of legend.

The West End, a chance discovery of a children's book and a night of raucous sea shanties in Wellington, inspired The Man Whose Mother was a Pirate.

Figuring out the juiciest and best of the summer fruit bunch can be tricky - growers and produce sellers share their knowledge.

The iconic trailblazing fashion label that celebrated androgyny and queerness will close most of its operations by February.

If you're glowing lobster-red, don't reach for the toothpaste or butter - here's what the experts recommend to help heal your skin.

Ian Turner's shop is probably one of the more unusual ones to be found on a rural town's main street.

The woman who has name suppression asked for and got a meeting with Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden recently.

The driver admitted they were distracted because they were changing music on their cellphone.

The NZDF says the seven different warships kept a "safe and professional distance" throughout.

About 20 firefighters and five trucks were at the New Lynn blaze.

The Fabergé James Bond Octopussy Egg was "recovered" on Friday.

There was a time when companies spent big on rewarding their employees with raucous events.

From heatstroke to drowning, an allergic reaction or a really bad cut, here's how to handle common summer emergencies.

Egg or rice based? Thick, thin, flat or round? Noodles came in all forms, shapes and sizes.

A chemical detergent was mistakenly poured onto a slide, leaving five children and two adults with injuries.

The mother of 13 lived on Great Barrier Island and did exquisite watercolour paintings of native plants in the early 1900s.

The long-postponed Beers at the Basin has been scrapped, with organisers blaming sluggish ticket sales and reduced spending.