Judge tells man who forced himself on three women that his remorse has come too late.

Two Tongan orchard workers have been jailed for the attack in Cromwell last year.

Driver admits charges of careless driving causing injury after January bus crash.

It's the first holiday weekend since New Zealand moved to alert level 2 - and we're off.

"They say we're not in the risk category but it's everywhere," says 37-year-old.

NZ's adventure tourism capital welcomes back its buzz.

Up to 50 people turned up for the funeral of the patched Black Power member.

Macaulay Marchant left trail of misery when he used clients' money to live the high life.

Reliance on international tourism has caused some areas to be hit hard in the lockdown.

Aucklanders used 416 million litres of water on Saturday.

The temperature was below 0C when she was found on Saturday night.

Angela Blackmoore was stabbed 39 times in 1995 as young son slept in next room.

With at least eight convictions for drink driving, Otago man lucky to escape jail.

Grim discovery after vehicle crashed into river.

Attendance shows south-to-north pattern: 90 per cent in deep south, 75 per cent in north.

Documentary maker on flight said lockdown-free NZ now has "real edge" for film industry.

New Zealand Transport Agency traffic volume data is out for the first day of level 2.

'It's just a bloody pigeon,' shooter's mother says. 'I don't care what you call it.'

The man also had two knives but was fought off by a disabled person with their walker.

A woman on a cocktail of drugs was potentially 'a lethal weapon', a judge says.

Parents appear evenly split over whether to send their children back to school.

'It's one of those occupations people consider doing when they can't make ends meet.'

'Jailhouse lawyer' Arthur Taylor says lack of support a national problem.

A rescue helicopter will fly the man to hospital.

There were nearly 400,000 foreign nationals here temporarily soon after lockdown.

Family torn apart after son charged with brutal murder of his Kiwi mum and her husband.

Guard 'broken into a thousand pieces' after prison assault.

Wind, rain and mild temperatures today but frosty change coming.

It's going to be wet and windy.