"Many tears of relief and gratitude, and plenty of wide smiles."

For some people Christmas Day is still a working day, but one with a difference.

North Island will be under a moist and humid northerly air flow.

'It’s looking like it’s going to be a great summer.'

Offender led from the dock in tears after hearing judge's sentence.

The band is set to part ways next year.

Ten months on from the cyclone, Wairakei Golf and Sanctuary is back to full strength.

Police were called around 11.50am.

OPINION: have never been so happy to be proven wrong.

Ten people have drowned in the Waikato River between Lake Taupō and Huka Falls since 2008.

'It is a time of giving, you don’t want to give yourself a headache in the new year.'

The Rotorua-based stayer has spent the past year recovering from tendon damage.

While one group petitioned against it, another says it must go ahead ASAP.

Two people have been injured.

Hundreds of homes across the country are affected by the engineering forgeries.

Their daughter has shared a tribute on social media.

Santa's not the only one who needs help with sorting boxes at Christmas.

Police were called around 6.50am.

He had a sexual relationship with a 13yo he helped into prostitution.

Two people have died after two vehicles crashed on Te Ngae Rd/State Highway 30.

The people of one Lake Taupō community can sleep easier thanks to one man's hard work.

No festive dinner table is complete without a delicious salad.

The paddle boat was once a common sight on the lake.

The crash was reported to police shortly after 11.10pm.

The winning ticket was sold at Four Square Balmoral in Tokoroa.

Two men were shot dead weeks apart in the same second-hand store in Tauranga.

Manager says organisation needs to 'look at helping the whole person'.

Police said 14 of those arrested were gang members or associates.