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.

A motorcyclist is in critical condition after colliding with a car on State Highway One in Northland.

An act of "absolute stupidity and dangerous driving" by a fleeing motorist put innocent lives at risk, Northland's top traffic officer says.

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

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.

The car flipped on State Highway 30 near Lake Rotoiti Forest.

A wet day is in store for much of the North Island today.

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.

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.

Texting and driving played no part in the tragic death of Tracey O'Brien, despite her death prompting warnings not to use a phone while behind the wheel.

Students at Te Kuiti High School, where former student Ocean Heke attended, were visibly shaken this morning.

WATCH: Robert Russell was sheltering from the rain in the family hay shed when he heard sparks and electricity - and saw the shed had been struck by lightning.