Melissa Nightingale

Wellington is bracing for “significant” swells tomorrow, with Cook Strait sailings cancelled and forecasters saying the waves will be in a range they've rarely seen.

Cook Strait ferry sailings have been cancelled as huge swells are forecast.

An emergency evacuation order has been issued for waterfront properties in Wellington’s south coast areas because of heavy swells.

The trains will be replaced by buses this morning.

The Ministry of Health has notched up a small win in a long-running dispute sparked by an order for 35 million face masks in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Trouble began when the ministry backtracked on part of an order over quality concerns.

A Givealittle page has been set up to help family members stay by his side.

A new study suggests the ventilation in New Zealand homes could be contributing to poorer sleeps, with researchers fearing this could be an under-recognised public health issue.

A man in his 70s had to pay $50 to a member of the public to help him chase down an InterCity bus that had left him stranded after a toilet stop in a Hawke's Bay town.

A Porirua teenager who had to be put into a coma in Bali after catching bacterial meningitis during his family's “trip of a lifetime” has finally come home.