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The Detail: What turns a zombie town into a survivor town?

State Highway 7 is currently closed through Lewis Pass, with no detour available.

OPINION: One of the great pleasures of growing your own veges is having enough to share.

The wet and windy start to the school holidays is set to continue for parts of NZ.

The vendors will consider offers over $229,000 for the five-bedroom home.

The fatal crash happened on State Highway 57 yesterday.

Doctors have stopped referring patients amid concerns about unsafe care.

A homekill business says current regulations are restrictive and hard to make sense of.

The results come as the regulator weighs a mobile tie-up with One NZ.

Tararua District Council is mourning the death of councillor of 15 years Peter Johns.

Our unofficial 2026 First XV awards honour the season's best moments.

From $20 sessions to $9,999 retreats, 28 ways to unwind and recharge.

The candidate's board membership is 'up in the air', she says.

At Pukepoto, it's about using data to set the farm up for future generations.

'It’s not just talking about cars. It’s talking about how life’s going.'

Whanganui Hospital's emergency department reached 253% capacity during a winter surge.

The NZNO says overcrowding and staffing pressures are putting patients at risk.

A month on, the officer has reached a small but significant milestone in his recovery.

'You’ve got to take it as it comes because you never know if it will come back again.'

Snow warnings are in place for the Crown Range and Milford roads overnight.

Investors from Moscow and Dubai have lost out, with a court fight set for $1.9m of honey.

The council's Horizons rates are due on Friday.

Both Whakapapa and Tūroa are expected to remain open until late October.

NZ's own Tim Cook flew to Auckland to film a parody ad praising Samsung's foldable phone.

The Green Party's proposal for a publicly owned supermarket chain may have hit a snag.

Twelve standout schoolboy rugby wingers made their mark across the country.

'We have had to turn down more work than we have been able to accept.'

Councils are reviewing plans for tsunamis, floods, landslides, eruptions and earthquakes.

Christchurch, Māngere, Palmerston North: ambient, frozen, chilled-food distribution hubs.