The eruption on the volcanic island appears to have deposited material over north side of the crater floor.

Dargaville High School principal David Kenneth Bargh has been convicted and fined for lurking on the property of a female teacher at night.

Transport Minister Simon Bridges confirmed work will commence this year along the ill-fated stretch between Pokeno and the State Highway 25 intersection.

Fire crews from Rotorua and Taupo are currently attending a fire at Dudley Mechanical Preps on Manuka St in Taupo.

Several cars smashed their way into a service station overnight, leaving a worker cowering in a back room.

A trial for a man accused of murdering his ex-partner and her daughter has had an unexpected delay after a juror was sent home.

City bound traffic is heavily congested on the Northwestern Motorway back to Hobsonville after a crash near Rosebank Rd.

Sunny skies have been forecast for most parts of the country tomorrow but don't forget to bring a jacket to morning Anzac parades.

The one-car incident happened in South Auckland.

Floodwaters have receded after heavy downpours kept emergency services busy last night with Coromandel residents climbing to higher ground.

Heavy downpours are keeping North Island fire crews busy tonight, with reports coming in of residents climbing to higher ground to escape flooding in the Coromandel.

Simon Kay relishes the fact that he is finally a welcome guest at an iconic hotel.

A house in the process of being sold has been destroyed by fire in Northland.

A woman has been flown to hospital by helicopter after she was injured in a head-on crash north of Wellington this afternoon.

Police are investigating an "incident" at a North Shore primary school involving a young pupil.

A public swimming pool complex in Whangarei has been blessed by a kaumatua following the death of a man earlier today.

MetService warns those living in northern and eastern regions may be dodging showers.

GeoNet reported the earthquake hit just after 6.45pm with a depth of 25km. Its intensity was classified as light but likely felt.

Much of Nasie Bayley's 19 years have been spent fighting for her life, against a condition so rare she is the only known sufferer in the world.

Up to 300 bee hives may have been poisoned in the Far North as soaring numbers of beekeepers chasing "liquid gold" ratchet up tensions in the industry.

Jetstar passengers stranded at Hawke's Bay Airport after flight leaves ahead of departure time.

We were asked to keep our heads down, follow the path and walk single file with no talking.

Former Hawkes Bay primary principal censured for failing to alert authorities to allegations a teacher had molested young pupils.

Two people have been taken to hospital after a crash between a car and cart in Taranaki this morning.

An iconic Mount Maunganui surf shop was saved from fire last night after a shed at a the rear of the property went up in flames overnight.

A yacht remains stranded on Wellington's South Coast after hitting rocks last night.

Parents of dead Te Puna mum say her name is "cleared" after coroner finds no evidence phone was factor in accident.

Police have found a car linked to teen's death and are talking to two young people as family prepare to farewell loved one.

Thief tries to hide his face from CCTV cameras as he crawls around a house stealing cash and jewellery.

Indecent acts committed by a prominent New Zealander against young girls were "brief, opportunistic and sneaky", court told.