A large wildfire burning through New Zealand’s oldest national park has probably been extinguished after steady rainfall helped to suppress the flames, authorities said on Monday.

Recent Māori ward plebiscites indicate that while institutional reforms for Indigenous representation are vital, meaningful ...

Fire and Emergency New Zealand says an out-of-control wildfire in Tongariro National Park has swelled in size to about 1,000 ...

New Zealand’s most decorated Olympian of all time, Dame Lisa Carrington DNZM MNZM, will be inducted into the Māori Sports Hall of Fame at an indigenous awards ceremony in Ngāruawāhia later this month ...

A fire has torn through an estimated 1000 hectares of vegetation at Tongariro National Park and is still out of control. Photo: Anna Craies / Supplied A fire at Tongariro National Park is still out of ...

A fire that gutted a Lower Hutt community centre early this morning has reignited calls to reopen a local fire station shut ...

Max Brough is questioning the timing of the work in January while NZTA says it needs to be done when it's warmer and drier.

Trimming, fertilising, recruiting and ready - Christmas tree farms reckon real trees are more popular than ever.

The interest generated in Manuka's recent $15 million capital raise is a strong signal from investors that silver is back on the radar.

Report from RNZ A significant milestone has been reached in the Mt Messenger Bypass Te Ara o Te Ata project on State Highway 3 in Taranaki. A 110 tonne excavating machine, called ...

A 110 tonne excavating machine has broken through at the northern end of the project's 235 metre-long tunnel.

A powerful Tasman Sea storm is continuing to lash much of the country, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and snow.