"I’ve done something unforgivable. There’s no defence for what I did."

Volunteers donated their time to showcase their cultures at the festival.

What bottle store employee found when she arrived to work after swarm of quakes.

“We’d like to show that as a whole industry we can help make a difference."

The health warning is based on the results released for levels of cyanobacteria or algal.

Some were “very strong”, resident says.

Muller's exit makes room for “young people waiting in the wings”.

“He’d been fatigued but then just sort of put it down to a busy life.”

The move into a new home has been described as life-changing.

Councillor 'comfortable this is a sensible approach'.

Local track closures have and will need to take place to allow for removals and research.

Local NZEI leader thanks the community for its support.

Muller aspired to be part of a government's 'kitchen cabinet', but it was not to be.

The bridge washed away in the Auckland Anniversary weather event.

Muller said the time was right for him to retire.

Myrtle rust has the potential to be a serious threat to pohutukukawa and manuka.

Emergency services were called around 6.30am.

Fragile roading network plagues popular holiday peninsula.

He's been avoiding attempts to contact him for 14 years. Even a PI couldn't track him.

'If they are showing up to school we need to show up for them.'

Closure of SH25A Kopu-Hikuai for the next 9-12 months 'not what we wanted'.