The Herald understands a group of young pig hunters reported the sighting.

NZ's mixed bag of weather is expected to start with rain and showers this weekend.

16-year-old says he has given up on ever finishing his secondary education.

Police were notified at 8am today and WorkSafe has also been told of the death.

The Education Ministry instructed three schools to enrol excluded students. They refused.

Students were not onboard but have been offered access to counselling.

The news brings a welcome economic boost to the beleaguered Coromandel Peninsula.

Social media speculation had incorrectly blamed an EV for the fire.

He had been missing for more than 24 hours.

It took more than eight hours to get Emma Langley off the mountain.

Car smashed through track fence, missing food trucks and family by metres.

With the beacon being unregistered, police are unsure if it is a genuine emergency.

Motorists are asked to avoid the area, as traffic detours are still in place.

'There is a very real risk of avalanches around club huts', mountain operator says.

A major search effort continues for the missing fisher.

One driver died at the scene and a person in the other car is in hospital.

Police are examining what happened in the serious crash.

Three others were also injured in the Ngāruawāhia crash at about 2.30am today.

A man who complained to the group was attacked and had his car stolen, police say.

The meter reader was taken to Waikato hospital with critical head injuries in January.

Evacuation centres are today being opened as category three Cyclone Gabrielle bears down.

Evacuation centres are today being opened as Category 3 Cyclone Gabrielle bears down.

Evacuation centres are today being opened as category 3 Cyclone Gabrielle bears down.

Male and female aged 14 and 16 were found after police executed search warrants today.

Incident frightened passengers and led to carriages coming to a halt 500m behind the train

With severe wind and thunderstorm watches in place, DoC warns it's safer to stay put.

"I'm struggling at work because this is on my mind, I'm waking up at 4.30am": owner

Police have launched a fresh appeal for information about Auckland woman Leonie Emery.

A pedestrian has hit by a car in Auckland, while another has died in the Waikato.

Investors have been targeted with tax changes to help stem soaring house prices.

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If you thought house prices were high, they could be about to rise even further.

Developers have been paying big bucks. Now homes are becoming too expensive for even them.

National wants to scrap new rental standards. Leading agent urges party to reconsider.

Labour calls landlord advice 'deeply disappointing' and letting down their fellow Kiwis.

Westpac tips house prices to fall 7 per cent by the end of this year.

A young Kiwi isn't letting the coronavirus slow him down as he buys his fourth property.

Hardship for renters and landlords expected to get worse, property investors say.

Three film crew from Avatar's cancelled film set say landlord unfairly pocketed $20,000.

Airbnb wants to match medical workers tackling coronavirus with safe places to stay.

There is confusion over whether tenants and house sellers and buyers can move homes.

Businesses and commercial property owners need to check their leases to see who pays.

Landlords and tenants urged to work together because both will need the other in downturn.

Settlements and house moving likely to be deferred but no official decision has been made.

New Zealand's lockdown has raised more questions than answers in the housing market.

Kiwi renters will get relief from any increases in rent during the immediate crisis.

Banks are urging any customers hit financially by the crisis to contact them early.

Bank drops one-year fixed home loan rate to 3.05 per cent.

Now some Airbnb owners have turned to targeting guests needing to self-isolate.

KiwiBuild flats are the "success story" of the Auckland apartment market, report says.

Humble Māngere home sets a record sale price above the million-dollar mark.

Family claim Airbnb rental owner discriminated against them based on their nationality.

Virus most likely candidate to topple Auckland's thriving housing market, economist says.

A Remuera couple recently made a $4m resale gain by selling their mansion.

House prices are on a longer winning streak than the All Blacks.

A simple New Lynn quarter acre block has sold for close to $2m as Auckland prices heat up.

House prices are flying again and threatening to play a big part in the election.

New business offers alternative way to get foot on the property ladder.

A luxury lodge on 330ha of coastal forest and limestone cliffs is up for grabs for $22.5m.

New funding aims to better prevent homelessness, while providing better accommodation.

Landlords have been shifting the cost of cold houses on to taxpayers, health expert says.

Christchurch investor Logan Freeman's sock start-up landed him his first home deposit.

New data unveils Goldilocks zone where houses are not too far away and not too expensive.

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