A new economic impact report on the value of the Oamaru Heritage Precinct has vindicated its role as the "key sightseeing destination" for the town.

Legal controls have now been imposed on the movement of fruit and vegetables in Papatoetoe, Auckland, where an Oriental fruit fly was found yesterday. Firefighters are bracing for bushfire flare-ups ...

Auckland Council has been confiscating recycling bins in an effort to stop people throwing rubbish in the wrong bin. Two ...

Laine Priestley explains a handful of the magical Harry Potter theories circulating around the real-world wizarding community.