'The kids won't be safe,' she had previously warned her ex-partner.

Motorists in the area are advised to expect delays.

The driver of an Audi A3 escaped a spectacular crash in Hamilton largely unscathed.

Judith Webby was looking after Winston the bulldog when his breathing became increasingly laboured after coming back from a walk and he died not long after. Video / Supplied

MPs literally counted down the final seconds of Parliament.

A signalised crossing is being constructed on the corner of Cambridge Rd and SH29.

A Givealittle page made an 'urgent appeal' for their safety.

Margi Mellsop talks about the Kidz First Christmas campaign and party for families held at Papatoetoe Seventh-day Adventist Community Church. Video / Alex Burton

The victims were enjoying Christmas drinks with workmates before the unprovoked attack.

Salvation Army's Christmas effort for families a 'hand-up, not hand-out'.

Police said inquiries remain ongoing and further arrests cannot be ruled out.

He allegedly displayed gang insignia on the day the ban came into force.

The crash on Wednesday afternoon spilled fuel close to the Waipaoa River Bridge.

It was a 'non-venomous female' from Australia.

Mercury's $287 million wind farm near Omamari will produce enough power for 27,000 homes.

Over 150mm of rain has come at a good time, as long as it doesn't flood.

TVNZ chief executive Jodi O'Donnell appeared before MPs at the select committee.

Winston Peters says he is considering whether to take further action.

Rokas Karpavicius was extradited, convicted, then deported back to Lithuania in 2016.

Test your knowledge with the Herald's afternoon quiz.

'In the future, I would like to have one of the biggest studs in New Zealand.'

TREC praises iwi, communities for support during highway repairs.

NZ First leader Winston Peters has so far failed to produce any evidence a close relative of Labour health spokeswoman Dr Ayesha Verrall leaked documents. Video / Mark Mitchell

An Auckland couple and their two young children are among Kiwis stuck in Vanuatu.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks about New Zealand's response to the Vanuatu earthquake. Video / Mark Mitchell

Sub-80 drought-breaker oh so close for Poverty Bay's Harbottle

"We remain confident that we are on the right track to stamping out H7N6."

Christopher Luxon, Miles Hurrell, Jane Smith, Hunter McGregor, Calvin Leen.

The road was previously closed in both directions.