Fire and Emergency New Zealand has declared a restricted fire season for parts of the Manawatū-Whanganui district from 8am on ...

The Whanganui 2025 Downer New Zealand Masters Games have ended with a turnout of more than 4600 people, lots of sunshine and inspiring older athletes making for a standout event. There were 4653 p ...

The weekly social harm cost of methamphetamine for New Zealand was estimated to be $34 million - for just the third quarter of 2024. Cocaine has also been detected in Whanganui’s water supply.

A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people has been recognized as a legal person after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being.

Addressing past wrongs, the New Zealand government has officially given the 2,500m volcano on the North Island the same ...

Areas planned to be mapped this summer included coastlines in Gisborne, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Manawatū-Whanganui, Hawke's Bay, Wellington, Oamaru, Timaru, Dunedin, Southland, and Westland.

Powerco customers in Tauranga north may experience disruptions to their controlled hot water supply, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. “And they may notice sections of streetlights not working at ...

Currently, there are 10 regions across New Zealand that use Bee cards for public bus services (as well as some train and ...

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake has struck New Zealand in the middle of the night with its force felt so powerfully that those in the region couldn't even stay on their feet ...