The father of a woman who died while in the care of Timaru Hospital says his daughter should never have died the way she did.

More wild weather is on the way for the upper North Island, with gusts of 80-100kmh already being recorded.

Formalties almost over as Refining NZ shareholders approve end to 60 years of oil refining at Marsden Point.

Judith Collins says the country needs National to be "fighting fit" and unified.

The Wellington region may be in for its second weekend of heavy rain in less than a month, and Wellingtonians have warned to check and clear drains near their houses to prevent flooding.

As more decomposing nappies surface and toxic water covers Lucy Hogan's dream property, the councils that signed off the land's rehabilitation will front up.

A senior member of the Hawke's Bay Organised Crime Unit is sick of being 'undermined' by bureaucrats and has let rip at claims that local police supported the programme.

The Pfizer vaccine is probably "even better" with a bigger time gap, an expert says.

The 27-year-old, whose alleged threats in a far-right chat group involved car bombs, has lost a legal battle to keep his identity secret, but plans to appeal.

Scheme was designed to help environment and boost employment. Critics say it's an expensive failure.

A rise in the use of anti-depressants by 20 per cent over the past decade is a positive sign more people are getting support, Ministry of Health officials say.

Police have confirmed a person died in a fiery crash between an SUV vehicle and a truck on the Coastal Highway, north-west of Nelson.

Photographers Harry Culy and theatre director Nina Nawalowalo are the Wellingtonians being celebrated for their work.

An earlier crash is slowing southbound traffic on the Northern Motorway after the Upper Harbour Highway link.

Incorporating a Māori worldview in mental health and addictions services will help tackle the mental health crisis in Southland and Otago, a Māori health and strategy consultant says.

Without investment to fix glaring gaps, the Southern DHB mental health system will keep lurching from crisis to crisis, struggling to stay afloat, a new independent review has found.

Police have confirmed they are investigating the death of a person in Katikati.

A women’s fitness class is celebrating 60 years and Phyllis Way has been going along for 59 of them.

Police cordoned off a Palmerston North suburb in search of a man who fled when they attempted to pull him over.

Relocation costs and lodging could not attract a skilled worker to a northern Southland town and an early learning centre will close because of it.