Several paddleboarders reported seeing 2m-long shark close to shore.

What are some important things to remember about returning, refunding and selling gifts?

"All I could see was this wheel coming towards me and I thought this is going to hurt."

Shelly Beach Rd off ramp will be closed as part of the road resurfacing project.

There is such a thing as a free lunch thanks to the generosity of Kiwis.

A Kiwi doctor was caught three times exposing himself to a female jogger.

Chantal Stallard, 19, died after a desperate stem cell donation from her little sister.

The crash happened around 9.30am.

"Goodbye Santa. You were an absolute star."

Two 20-litre drums of nitric acid have spilled across the road.

West will judge Ellerslie's best-dressed this year. Apparently yellow's in and wear shoes!

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has failed to deliver on her promise for light rail.

Prosecutors want the man named so other potential complainants may come forward.

Addresses close to the Grey Lynn Returned Services Club were evacuated this morning.

Flights have been held back as passengers wait for their bags to be checked in.

Six children aged between 13 and 15 years at the time, were injured - three seriously.

"They have got great sentimental value for me."

A person has died suddenly at a Mt Eden property. Police are attending.

Video has emerged of rats running riot at an Onehunga park and locals are angry

Speedway racer Stuart Marshall and his wife open up on the crash which almost killed him.

Aggregated data says most Kiwis do their biggest grocery shops the weeks before Christmas.

Relax, it's going to be a nice Christmas Day.

It's not immediately clear whether the balcony or just its railing collapsed.

The alarm was raised at 8pm.

Two people have died on our roads today.

New Zealand's malls are teeming with people in the lead-up to Christmas ... in four days.

The trial is taking place nowhere else in the world, only New Zealand.