The capital's into its second week of water restrictions, as the threats of even tougher cutbacks loom.

Australia will become the first country to ban engineered stone benchtops this year, and there are calls for New Zealand to follow suit.

Glen Larmer looks at the stories which gripped the sporting world over the summer holidays, and also what is coming up in 2024.

Getting a good night sleep can be tough on a sticky summer night. It can be even harder for young kids - and their parents! - whose sleep schedules have been put out of whack by holiday adventures and longer daylight hours. Should parents be concerned if their children aren't getting enough shut-eye? And as the end of the holidays approach and a return to school looms what are some of the ways to get back into a good sleep routine? Professor Sarah Blunden is a clinical psychologist and Head of Paediatric Sleep Research at Central Queensland University in Australia.

Getting a good night sleep can be tough on a sticky summer night. It can be even harder for young kids - and their parents!

The Commerce Commission has opened an investigation into Woolworths, Foodstuffs North Island and Foodstuffs South Island, following an allegation of Fair Trading Act breaches.

The Invercargill City Council will hold its first meeting of the year today led by Acting Mayor Tom Campbell.

Ralph McAllister reviews three of his favourite books from last year.

Republican candidate Nikki Haley is getting one last shot at Donald Trump after Ron DeSantis suspended his presidential campaign.

It's almost a year since kumara crops, which were ready to be harvested in the Kaipara District in Northland were pretty much wiped out by two major weather events.