New Zealand was once a world leader in reading. In the early 1970s, as leading literacy educationalist Warwick Elley reminds ...

Police say it's blocked near the lookout and motorists should look for alternative routes. A caller told us traffic's was building up at the scene as heavy rain pelts down.

The line of severe thunderstorms is moving towards the South-east landing above Rotorua after 9pm. MetService says anyone in its path should take cover as very heavy rain and potential flash flooding ...

The 'Banshees of Inisherin' actor is set to play the 84-year-old drummer in director Sam Mendes' four-film series about the group and he was too "nervous" to show off his own musical skills in front ...

Some of the things that we talk about, we're to the point in our relationship that it's like, 'Oh, remember what happened...' and you realise, 'Oh my God, that was eight years ago!' "It's like, how ...

The 67-year-old actor is already dad to Ireland, 29, from his marriage to Kim Basinger and Carmen, 22, Rafael, nine, Leonardio, eight, Romeo, six, Eduardo and Lucia, both four, and two-year-old Ilaria ...

I was the lead in 'Station Agent', so I said, 'No, Harvey, I'm not going into supporting.'" Instead, she received a Supporting Actress nod that same year for her work in 'Pieces of April' and things ...

Multiple weather warnings are in place for the North Island and the top of the South Island. MetService says people in Auckland City, Rodney, the Gulf Islands and Albany can expect very heavy rain and ...

Water's filling gutters and running across West End Road in Cox's Bay. Video from the scene shows water about half way up cars' tyres. Torrential downpours are forecast for the top of the North Island ...

Wallace was jailed for two years and four months for indecently assaulting three victims at his Auckland mansion in the early 2000s, 2008 and 2016. He was released in 2023 on special conditions, which ...

Tama Potaka says coalition partners have very strong views. He says the tribunal's become very busy, which can impact other things like the Maori land court.

Speaking at a Spotify screening of her upcoming visual album 'Something Beautiful', People magazine reports she said: "When my house burned down, that was the biggest blessing I'v ...