At a lot of places, masks will no longer be required - including in schools.

Inquiries into the incident are ongoing, police say.

Other witnesses drove by, watched and took videos. Should they have helped?

Whānau have received government support to look at restoring geothermal heating.

"I was always interested in the ngāhere even as a kid."

"We knew mainstream education was failing our rangatahi."

To the west of Rotorua township lies the old battlefield named Mataipuku.

Bargain box $5 bra? Not in the Pacific Islands where bras are expensive.

New Covid-19 case numbers have generally fallen nationwide.

"We urge people to take preventative measures."

A man has died after being hit by a car on Fenton St.

The BMX New Zealand National Championships were recently held in Hamilton.

The Bronco Challenge put local rugby players to the test.

Police are piecing together incidents on Sunset Rd and Turner Dr involving an assault.

"Bigger than Christmas", deer hunters head into the Kaimanawa Ranges for an Easter hunt.

Fili is now bringing rain to Northland before damaging falls hit further down East Coast.

But others have welcomed the ruling on the district's governance model.

Police and an employer objected, but the licensing authority said yes.

Mt Ruapehu has been subject to elevated tremors for weeks, but eruption not expected.

Total of 622 people in hospital with the virus, including 23 in intensive care.

Staying focused for 8-hour competition where "one wrong cut can muck you up".

Tropical Cyclone Fili is tracking further east of New Zealand, the latest models show.