Police are still working through information provided by 75 callers following the offer of a $100,000 reward.

Judith Collins has backed a call for a referendum on whether New Zealand should be called Aotearoa - despite using the term herself while in Government.

Blame for the worsening threat is falling to pest controllers thinking they are “doing the right thing” by leaving carcasses behind for predators to eat.

The Reserve Bank’s plan to introduce tighter lending restrictions should reduce the ongoing momentum of the housing market, CoreLogic says.

The 40-strong crisis team had 41 people leave within the last four years, with some saying it’s because they do not feel safe there.

The man, who has represented New Zealand, turned up to his ex-partner's house at 4am, swearing and trying to grab a ring off her finger.

Judith Collins says she meant the police minister needed to be put back in a bottle, like a genie, but Poto Williams says she has had to support her family who were distressed by the comment.

The Auckland woman says the incidents occurred during an "extremely stressful and tumultuous" time in her life, and didn't affect her work.

Opposition MPs are questioning whether "political interference" led to a Covid-positive Fijian United Nations worker being evacuated to Auckland.

The Ministry of Health is contacting returnees from Queensland asking them to check for symptoms, after the Australian state entered a three-day lockdown.

About 18 per cent of all New Zealanders - pretty much the same as Australia - have been fully vaccinated. But this doesn't tell the full story.

Gusts of more than 120kmh have been recorded on a Wellington peak, and at the aiport, four departures and eight arrivals have been affected so far.

Gusts of at least 87kmh have caused widespread power outages around greater Auckland, with cars crushed by falling trees and roads closed.

An aggravated robbery at McDonald's in Hamilton East is just one of several attacks that have kept Waikato police busy.

Eight properties were searched from Mahia to the Bay of Plenty on Tuesday.

Jessica Campbell must take her teenage son to the same ward where his uncle died, so he can get life-saving surgery for the same condition.

Some southern ski fields received a decent dumping of snow as a cold front made its way up the South Island on Tuesday.

“It was like being on a battlefield” was how a nurse described her efforts to save her son’s life after he was shot.

Female students say they feel violated after a camera was installed in one of the school's bathrooms.

New Plymouth’s Pukekura Park, normally a cricket ground, will be filled with rugby supporters on Saturday for the national championship match between Taranaki and Hawkes Bay.