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Improving health is a common goal for many people in the new year, but where to start?

Some are swearing by it as a non-pharmaceutical route to weight loss.

Connor Purvis has not been seen since he set off to climb Mt Huxley last week.

A supermarket label claimed that the coleslaw contained lamb lung, crude protein, crude fat and crude fibre.

Spearfishers came across the dead fish floating in the water off Great Barrier Island.

Whether it's hopping on a longboard at Sumner beach, or paddling out into the world-renowned West Coast waves, there is a break for everyone.

The Food Network says it's a concept that has been successful with foodbanks in Australia.

Nicola McCloy has put the work into discovering New Zealand's best places to swim. She shares a handful of her favourite spots, from secluded sandy bays to urban lakes and saltwater pools.

Two men were left stranded on a boat in Fiordland overnight Saturday before a fisherman and his three passengers went to the pair's rescue.

Graham Garnett was expected to return from a tramp in the Baton/Ellis River area on 30 December.

The woman was arrested at Auckland International Airport on Sunday.

Better gobble down the Christmas cake, because Easter treats are already in the shops.

The doors to the sleepout had been left open to cool the room down - then they found a little brown kiwi tucked in the corner.

If 2025 seemed particularly tough, asking four simple questions can help.

Deprivation might not seem like the ideal ingredient for a holiday, but withholding something might leave room for personal growth.

During summer at ​Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa, daily patrons swell to 4000. There are 20 lifeguards who keep them all safe.

It has been almost two years since the first steps were taken toward new rules to allow men who have sex with men to donate blood.

Lawyers say an in-house immigration complaints process is a toothless tiger for visa applicants.

A supermoon is when the moon at its closest point to Earth.

It's nearly three years since the double-hit of the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle, and little progress has been made.