A man has been charged with murder after the woman was found dead at the council-owned apartments in Wellington.

Antarctica New Zealand is mourning the loss of a member of its small family after Thomas Edward Arnold was named the victim of a workplace fatality in Fiordland.

The surge of Kiwis visiting the West Coast has been a boon to communities reliant on tourism. But there's just one problem for a region rich in wildlife: many visitors come with their dogs.

On Anzac Day, one Hamilton woman remembers the meticulous airman and his wife whose blitz injuries brought them to New Zealand.

The man died the evening after the mysterty incident on Friday night.

The rest of the 17-year-old's immediate family can stay in NZ permanently, but her disability means she's not welcome.

The pair are in isolation while they wait for their coronavirus test results.

Jock McGruther was killed in battle during World War II. More than 70 years on, Peg Sando still remembers him.

Auckland Council admits the tree's protection should never have been dropped, but says there's nothing it can do to preserve the iconic landmark.

After a wet and stormy Saturday evening with 358 lightning strikes recorded over the greater Canterbury Plains region, more rain and thunderstorms are expected for the South Island on Sunday.

Insurer paid Sarah Preece so little she couldn't replace blood-stained carpet, MPs told.

Police say three people were taken into custody at the Te Atatū motorway interchange, Auckland.

Zachary Grant had one account to pressure and threaten young women and a second "to try to curry favour" with them, a court has heard.

The positive Covid-19 results found in sewage could also be from recently recovered cases who can continue to shed fragments of the virus weeks after recovering.

The last post rang out around the maunga at first light, and through the day, as thousands turned out for Anzac Day services in Taranaki.

Neighbours discovered the 50-year-old critically injured at his Christchurch home. Police are appealing for sightings of a grey Holden, which was found abandoned 9km away.

A helicopter sweeping the area has found nothing.

Taranaki’s Shakespearean centre celebrated the bard with a morning of family fun and games on Saturday.

Unlike most soldiers memorialised on Anzac Day, the victims of this tragedy died at home, during peace-time.

Retail stores are allowed to open, but business owners face bigger wage bills.