Grace Millane was on the trip of a lifetime when she disappeared and was later found dead.

Two crews fighting the fire, which is away from any roads.

Several state highways have been closed this afternoon after a number of incidents.

State Highway 1 was closed after the crash and is expected to remain so for some time.

The incident occurred in the Mangonui/Taupo Bay area in the Far North.

The man is in custody after spending nearly 11 hours in a standoff with police.

A motorcycle crashed in the suburb of Onerahi around 9pm.

Fire has broken out in a church in Mt Eden. Fire crews early this evening were responding to a large fire at a church in Auckland's Mt Eden.

St John and Fire and Emergency New Zealand are on the scene attempting to rescue the man.

An eye-witness said the bar was about half-full when the offenders charged in.

The fatal crash blocked SH1 near Foxton.

15-year-old Shanee Porter was reported missing earlier this month.

February parade to be replaced by a march, opening gala and closing party also cut.

Tech giant Google under fire after breaching court orders over the Millane case.

Three days of mediated negotiations at Air New Zealand concluded this evening.

Tramper lost in a Taranaki national park has been located by search and rescue tonight.

Traffic stopped in both directions shortly before Brynderwyn.

Three of the four offenders were armed with parts of a crutch.

A truck breakdown is blocking the left lane just after the Lincoln Rd northbound on-ramp.

A witness to the shooting event in Masterton has recounted the incident.

One person has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after Masterton incident.

Police have concluded a scene examination following the Darfield firearms incident.

Separate fatal crashes occurred within 7km of each other tonight.

Fire and Emergency first received a call about the New Lynn blaze around 9.15pm.

The police station was evacuated as a precaution.

Emergency services in Northland are reporting to another vehicle collision.

The twister was captured by local resident Alesha Plew as she and her husband were driving along State Highway 1 north of Ashburton.

Emergency services are reacting to a serious crash in the Tasman region.

Police earlier put cordons in place and advised the public to stay away from the area.

Emergency services fought fire which extensively damaged house.