Three crew members from a Chinese-owned Fiji-flagged fishing vessel are being questioned by police after an alleged beheading at sea.

Waikato District Health Board says it believes it can get its computer system back up and running without having to pay a ransom after cyber hackers got into the system on Tuesday.

The government is being accused of dismissing major funding issues for some community organisations that support people experiencing hardship, but the increase in benefits is being welcomed.

A severe weather warning has been issued for eastern parts of the upper North Island, with heavy rain and swells expected to batter the area tomorrow.

An investigation is underway after a historic North Canterbury hotel was destroyed by a fire.

Ten people have been fined after travelling to New Zealand without proof they tested negative for Covid-19.

Some people ringing the police non-emergency number have encountered wait times of more than an hour in the past month.

West Coast tourism businesses struggling because of the pandemic, have started receiving money to help them retain staff - and convert their jobs into conservation ones.

Maritime officials are monitoring a launch that sank on the Coromandel Peninsula last night, to make sure no oil is leaking.

A full fix to the Waikato District Health Board's technology woes after its IT systems suffered a crippling cyberattack might not come until late next week.

A decision to withdraw a widely criticised proposed youth justice bill is being labelled a win for democracy by the Children's Commissioner.

Greenpeace is questioning the government's commitment to placing cameras on commercial fishing boats.

Culture and food from Somalia, Eritrea, Afghanistan and Syria will be showcased in a celebration of diversity at a new event in Christchurch tonight.

Southland's celebration of all that is salty and slimy is back as the Bluff Oyster Festival returns today.

New Zealand On Air has admitted it failed to offer adequate support to a staff member who was assaulted by an award-winning musician in 2017.

The owner of two missing dogs is relieved they have been found but shocked at the state their ordeal has left them in.

Council staff and a designer should have cross-checked a house built in the wrong place that could see its owner sued, an expert says.

Dairy company Synlait has launched an investigation into one of its employees after allegations of white supremacist statements.