Emergency services called at 4.40am.

Police happy with overall New Year behaviour, but locked up dozens of boozed revellers.

How is the first weekend of the new year looking in your area?

It's the worst way to start 2021 for Kawakawa's Tui Strachan and his family.

Babies on the mind of 'fairytale' pair who married on reality TV show.

Pilots capture images of the massive landslide on the soaring slopes of Mt Silberhorn.

Activating distress signal probably saved lives, rescuers say.

Two of Canterbury's top cops awarded New Year Honours for their work leading police

Bishop Te Kitohi Pikaahu said the New Year Honour was humbling.

Pill testers report that more than half of samples tested included dangerous cathinones.

Some evacuees are still waiting to be allowed home.

Police are now making enquiries into the incident.

Testers dub this 'the summer of cathinones' after substance discovered in place of MDMA.

NIWA will embark on its third voyage studying the elusive creature.

"I told my children and everyone started crying. We just couldn't believe it."

Immigration New Zealand has seen a sharp decrease in visa fees and levies.

The meat industry is urging the Government to fight new quotas in the UK-EU trade deal.

The BSA found the broadcaster breached discrimination and denigration standards.

Dr Siouxsie Wiles says requiring a pre-departure test may create unfair barriers.

An industrial designer is trying to make the biggest standing wave in the world.

Dogs have recently killed kiwi on the Coromandel Peninsula, prompting the warning.

Expiring work visas and a dearth of international tourists is taking a toll on gyms.

She was last seen at her Stokes Valley address on Sunday.

In a 12-month period, more than $3.5 million was spent on repairing damaged vehicles.

Police are also urging motorists to slow down.