National Articles

A painting of Wharekauri Tahuna, a Māori elder, by New Zealand artist Charles Frederick Goldie has sold for a record-breaking...

Four pilot whales have died after 40 of the marine mammals became stranded on Ruakākā Beach in Northland. Rescuers, including...

This week, the Queenstown Lakes District Council is listening to submissions about a proposal to open a McDonald’s in Wānaka....

Air New Zealand has renamed its popular Anzac biscuits as “chewy oat” biscuits, possibly to avoid breaking the strict rules...

New Zealand’s goal of becoming a smokefree nation by 2025 is in serious doubt, public health experts warn, as recent...

Farmers and residents in Glenavy, southern Canterbury, are raising concerns about a proposed waste-to-energy plant near their community. The $350...

Pepper, a six-year-old cockatoo stolen from Staglands Wildlife Reserve in New Zealand, has been safely returned after being found in...

New Zealand is in the early stages of a whooping cough epidemic, with health agencies coordinating a national response. Te...