Residents affected by the water lead contamination issue in east Otago hope a top level review will shed some light on the issue.

A new Hamilton to Auckland passenger train service called Te Huia will start in early April.

Two men have been arrested and methamphetamine, four firearms and cash have been seized during police searches of properties in Manurewa today.

Work to widen lanes at the Pāuatahanui interchange will start on Friday, to prevent congestion on Transmission Gully when it opens.

Wellington police say they continue to work with all the parties involved in the land dispute at Shelly Bay.

MediaWorks has confirmed that Sean Plunket is leaving the company.

Christchurch City Council is poised to crack down on the misuse of a popular road's bus lane.

One of the women who was working at the Red Fox Tavern when Chris Bush was shot dead more than 30 years ago has described to a jury the moment the gunman pulled the trigger.

New Zealand's ability to upskill its workers is being road-blocked because of a broken promise from Labour to reinstate postgraduate student allowances, a students' association says.

A national remembrance service will be held in Christchurch in March to commemorate the second anniversary of the terror attacks at the Al Noor and Linwood mosques.

Cabinet has deemed the vaccine "suitable for use" for nearly everyone except tamariki and rangatahi younger than 16, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says.

There are three new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation since yesterday, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says.

Families of the 115 people killed in the collapse of the CTV building are bewildered at the length of time it is taking to investigate the man whose company designed it.

Fonterra has admitted nitrate levels in drinking water near one of its 'ghost farms' have been high, and is looking at treating factory wastewater to a higher standard.

A climate of fear and retribution has been highlighted by an independent investigation into the culture of Gymnastics New Zealand.

If you had trouble sleeping last night, it might be down to the muggy conditions arriving from the tropics - and there are more rainy days and humid nights on the way.

A managed isolation administration team was a "shambles", says a former employee who claims she had minimal training for the role after being placed in it by a temp agency.

A 58-year-old Coromandel man on life parole has been recalled to prison following a boat rage incident at Tairua last month.