New strip club "a place to hang out with your mates, surrounded by some pretty girls".

In the first of our new podcast series we revisit the March 15 mosque attacks.

Lianne Dalziel has taken action following complaints about inappropriate messages.

Toiletries drives are being held in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland this week.

Only one team gets a victory over a side who was ranked below them on the points table.

Police have advised motorists to avoid the area or delay travel if possible.

"Do you really want a life where there is no dancing?"

The man had sustained an injury and died at the scene, police said.

A chilling text was sent before Shayne Heappey's death.

There were interruptions, wild gestures and even threats of bringing out a whistle.

Four fire engines and a command unit are at the scene.

"This case demonstrates the significance of the patient's voice," commissioner tells.

Ngaoa Kokaua was allegedly stabbed to death at a Christchurch house on Saturday night.

"Changeable" spring weather brings sun, rain, hot and cold all in one week.

Robbie Smith the hero for North Otago with fulltime penalty kick maintaining unbeaten tag

The crash happened just after 3am in rural Canterbury.

Showers will arrive in Auckland this afternoon, and heavy rain is possible.

The trial for the 28-year-old Australian national could take six to 12 weeks.

Angel reportedly carries out her life of crime at night.

There is a heavy rain watch is in force for Coromandel and Bay of Plenty.

Teams welcome back their NZ Heartland XV players for games going right down to the wire.

A widespread burst of thunderstorms brought over 1300 lightning flashes within an hour.

"The work involved to repair the damage is expected to take several months."

The wintry blast will be nothing like the heat and humidity of Japan for the World Cup.

David Charteris was Victim Support's southern practice manager.