Inquiry into deaths of endangered gulls: Do you recognise these men?
Images show two men with firearms, pointing them at the gulls.
Images show two men with firearms, pointing them at the gulls.
To survive, Winston Peters' party has to split from Labour — or move into the spare room.
Yesterday the 1900-hectare fire was reduced by 300-hectares.
A school has told 17-year-old student Brody Hide to shave off his beard.
The race which tells the story of some of the area's first explorers enters its 27th year.
Wakefield residents have been warned they may need to flee during the night.
More evacuations underway as a result of Pigeon Valley Fire as winds, humidity increase.
John 'Cocksy' Cocks starred as a celebrity builder on a number of Kiwi TV programmes.
Teapot Valley Christian Camp director Paul Schutt speaks after he was evacuated from their property near Richmond, Nelson following the fire.
The farmer said it was "an accident waiting to happen" with so much dry grass around.
Tasman farmer Steve German speaks about the horror of putting down burned animals. Video / Mark Mitchell
Fire, police, and Civil Defence have reassured residents that evacuation was not a decision taken lightly, and they would get people back into their homes as soon as it was safe.
Much-loved former reality TV star John 'Cocksy' Cocks has passed away following a struggle with cancer at the age of 52.
National Party leader Simon Bridges speaks to media about New Zealand and international relations.
Earlier: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has praised firefighters tackling the "mammoth" Nelson bush inferno as a $20,000 relief fund was unveiled.
Focus Live: Kris Faafoi on the future of NZ’s media sector
Drones can hamper helicopters fighting the 1900-hectare inferno.
More Kiwis are embarking on a teaching career again because of the teacher shortage.
Has Waitangi Day reached the sweet spot of solemnity and celebration?
Comment: New Zealand's history should be taught in our schools.
Earlier:Firefighters have been working overnight to contain a devastating blaze in the Tasman district which has burned large tracts of land, destroyed homes and killed livestock.
Helicopters are attacking the 1870ha fire.
Earlier: Man uses digger to save home from Tasman blaze
Earlier: Helicopters are attacking the 1870ha fire, spread across 20km, from the air as Civil Defence declares a state of emergency and more than 170 homes have been evacuated or self-evacuated.
Redwood Valley evacuee describes property damage from Tasman district fire
Earlier: More than 100 homes have been evacuated or self-evacuated with people registering with the Civil Defence Centre in Wakefield.
Tasman people have had to flee their homes to seek refuge in a evacuation centre.
Earlier: Hundreds of people have gathered before dawn at the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi.
Residents have been told to flee their houses, as 120ha scrub fire blazes.