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It doesn't have to be fir, spruce, pine - or even plastic. Kiwis around the country are finding new, more appropriate, ways to find the perfect Christmas tree.

Do we have enough money? What about school? And are my kids ready to embrace life on the road?

The Public Service Commissioner says Coster's role would have been "very, very challenging" if he'd stayed on. Audio

It could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to decontaminate one operator's sites.

Top Energy says repairs to a substation that failed spectacularly almost a month ago have now been completed.

The new cases are in both the North and South Islands.

Wellington police are appealing for information after the incident in Wellington's Te Aro in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Police believe the cars were deliberately set alight.

The brand new One New Zealand Stadium is due to open in April, and the following month, a dance and light extravaganza will take over.

The rock band, which formed in California in 1996, was last in New Zealand in 2013.

Tracking technology will allow hornet hunters to follow them back to the nest. Audio

Towns and cities across Aotearoa are hoisting their trees into place - symbols that, for many, come with a hefty price-tag.

As she passes the mantle, Dr Ang Jury says she had hoped she would have worked herself out of a job by now, but stayed because the need never abated. Audio

"We rely completely on the Compass Group to deliver and then take the food that isn't eaten," says the principal at the centre of the saga. Audio

The government is facing an extra $1.4 billion liability, but has not ruled out further legal action.

The prominent restaurateur deliberately flouted a High Court suppression order while the jury was still deliberating.

SH2 in Whakatāne is blocked.