Several other people were hospitalised after road incidents around the North Island.

Half of those who will be infected with Covid-19 are yet to catch it, warns top expert.

The man has admitted on a recording that the assaults were "technically rape".

Eight players share Division One, winning $125,000 each.

But artist says: 'A mass narrative must always be questioned and debated.'

He received significant publicity over a failed refurbishment of Waiwera Thermal Resort.

She tested positive after "gnarly symptoms" started and urges others to "get boosted".

Ardern reiterated NZ's unequivocal condemnation of Russia's aggression.

Ninety per cent of people are contacted within 24 hours, according to the ministry.

Details of the 'extraordinary case' can be revealed for the first time.

The video shows the long line of motorbikes following the red ute.

Nurse says incentive payment has not fixed Auckland's dire hospital staffing shortage.

Celebrity chef Nadia Lim and her husband open store in Arrowtown.

The Kaitāia couple will open the doors to fleeing Ukrainians.

Coroner calls for more awareness of domestic violence after Papatoetoe murder-suicide.

There came a time when community protection was paramount, judge said.

Bridges drew the curtain on a colourful and sometimes controversial political career.

Kaipara man "drunk as a skunk" when he drove into an oncoming vehicle: judge

They were found at Ponui Island at 12.23am, more than six hours after their boat sank.

National MP Simon Bridges announced yesterday he would step down from politics.

Total sales were up 6.08 per cent and online sales jumped 21.4 per cent.

The grounds have been closed for two weeks.

It's music to the ears of local businesses.

It was estimated 96,275 people in Auckland and Northland had Covid-19 as at Friday.

Police wouldn't say if alleged shooting linked to a gang-related assault a day earlier.