Kiwis are being invited to sleep outside on cardboard during the coldest month of the year to raise awareness on homelessness.

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Schools have shut early or combined classes and GP and hospital wait rooms are filling fast - what’s happening, and what to expect next.

On Friday, Aotearoa will celebrate Matariki as a public holiday for the fourth time.

Chinese officials and state media have welcomed PM Christopher Luxon's arrival in Shanghai for a visit aimed at boosting sluggish tourism and education trade.

It was after 11am when FENZ were called to the scene. 50 minutes later, 11 trucks and a Command Unit were battling the blaze. By 12.30pm, that number had increased to 16.

The tunnels were completed more than 2 years ago, trains are running through them, and the stations have branding installed - so why won’t it open until some time in 2026?

Calls for new search for the remains of Heidi Paakkonen.

They’re using a new tool for a different take on traditional storytelling, intergenerational learning and community connection.

Changes are on the cards for workers in the Employment Relations Amendment Bill. Here’s what they might mean for you.

The internet mogul has moved back to Queenstown, after spending months in Dunedin recovering from a stroke.

Couple put a 3-axle trailer beneath existing tiny home, but council says it still doesn’t meet definition of ‘vehicle’

A long-running battle over almost $1m in compensation over a “case of deliberate deception” involving a leaky home has reached the Court of Appeal.

Conflicting speed limit signs on a Christchurch road have confused drivers with at least one woman fined after being caught in a “dangerous guessing game”.

Lorenzo ‘Loz’ Miranda died hours after a typical day of snacks, singing and playing with rabbits. He could be alive today according to a Coroner’s report revealed to Stuff - but no one saw the inciden...

Kitty Ling hasn’t flown for over a decade since an experience 12 years ago made her realise that air travel made her son feel “unsettled”.

Ross Gordon Castle was 33 years older than the girl he was training but convinced her sex with him was normal.

Developer Andy Davies paid $2.3m for the old Bank of New South Wales building

The Kiwi journalist said National Guard troops fired rubber bullets and tear gas at the crowd he was in, saying the gas was "like a wall" that caused people to struggle to breathe.

Called NB.1.8.1, or Nimbus, scientists overseas have said the variant had the potential to drive a surge in cases as it appears to be more transmissible than previous variants.

Tenants who left frying pan scorch marks, rodents and pipes full of rubbish in their flat have been ordered to pay $10k.

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission’s report aimed to “hold up a mirror” to the system.

ANALYSIS: The record punishment dished out in Parliament for Māori Party MPs shows the disconnect over tikanga and the rules.

A rail tunnel, which first opened 150 years ago, will open to other modes of transport by the end of the year.

After calling Chris Hipkins a “sausage eater”, Winston Peters’ office received an OIA request from a member of the public. It was met with a “mildly amusing” response.

Police seized two phones from a govt press secretary accused of recording sex workers. Did anything on them compromise government security?

A retired teacher has been battling ACC for two years for ‘fair’ compensation, after his terminal cancer was misdiagnosed. ACC initially declined him a payout, then after he appealed, made him a “lowb...

As the country plunges into winter, some families are forced to choose between heating homes and food.

Water cremation, also known as resomation, is now an option for those wanting a more sustainable end-of-life choice.

Police were forced to flee a dangerous driver to avoid being rammed, in an incident that began in Timaru and finished with an arrest in Dunedin.

He was meant to be travelling overseas, but the “intoxicated” man was sent on his way by police instead.

‘I have the Prime Minister’s phone number in my hand. Should I call him and let him know what’s happened?’

If you see a car with cameras all over it and the Auckland Transport logo on the side, be aware that it’s keeping track on where you’ve parked your car.

Nobody knows when the saga of the Treaty Principles Bill haka will finally come to a close.

Christopher Luxon’s deputy chief press secretary quits after Stuff investigation into allegations he secretly recorded sessions with sex workers.

In the wee hours of Thursday morning, road snowfall warnings are in place in the South Island, while Wellington is living up to its windy nickname.

Polls apart: TVNZ’s poll says the current Government will be re-elected but RNZ’s poll says there’ll be a change of government. Huh?

Penguin Pools was ordered to pay man $113,000. The company has paid just half of that and has been told to pay up or face liquidation proceedings

Hamish Bryce Foley, 19, died in a “devastating, yet preventable” after crashing into a ute and falling into the path of a double-decker bus.

But David Seymour says announcement will benefit providers and parents.

Ashton Cresswell was just four when he died from "shameful" violence and neglect.

Some health facilities continued to operate on the outer wings of Princess Margaret Hospital in Christchurch, but most of the derelict building has sat empty for years.

Ryan Satterthwaite suffered the serious head injury on Sunday. His life support was turned off on Monday night.

Daniel Talbot's charity recycles e-waste and donates working devices to struggling families, schools, and kids—proving old tech still has value when used to uplift communities in need.

Locals say it’s all about saving money as long queues form at an Auckland petrol station offering cut-price fuel, with some reporting lines stretching back on several days.

Auckland and Wellington need to learn from the Garden City's positive outlook.

OPINION: Auckland and Wellington need to learn from the Garden City’s optimistic outlook.