Police and the Porirua Mayor urge people to stay away unless they live in the area, as a pod of seven orca frolick in the Pāuatahanui Inlet.

A school principal was lucky not to be killed when a pair of drunken vandals felled an iconic pine tree onto a road just seconds before he drove by.

ANALYSIS: If there is Covid spreading undetected, it will be very difficult to stamp it out again.

Lying in hospital with a broken collarbone, Chelsea Heard decided to leave her violent partner. Now, she's a finalist in a beauty pageant.

An investigation was launched after police were notified of the death on Sunday morning.

The crime spree spanned nearly 50 kilometres and included the theft of two cars in Christchurch.

There have been no new detections of Covid-19 in wastewater samples collected in Christchurch, but more tests will be done to ensure there are no community cases.

Infamous liquor store boss Ravi Arora, whose ex-staff accused him of "modern-day slavery", now faces 19 legal actions over his questionable employment record.

A helicopter buzzing over residents' homes in the capital was working to repair a fragile sewerage pipe that’s at risk of falling into a stream, Wellington Water says.

Two people will appear in court after they were found loitering outside a suburban home during lockdown.

There were no obvious signs that when Steven Lewis was put into a cell he had a brain bleed, a coroner has found.

A pair of tītipounamu have travelled 3km across Wellington, from Zealandia to Thorndon, and are thought to be the first in the area in more than 100 years.

Covid-19 has shone a spotlight on a lack of beds, ventilators and qualified staff, alerting the public to issues faced by healthcare staff every day.

Police stopped a woman who wasn't wearing a mask in the supermarket. She claimed she had a mask exemption, but it was forged.

Families separated, a frustrating website, and quick-to-disappear spots. Kiwis here and abroad share their MIQ frustrations.

It's not the first time a gastropub owner has experienced a burglary, but this one during lockdown is "the worst".

Southland and Otago cancer patients are still travelling to Christchurch for treatment under alert level 4. The Southern District Health Board is looking for ways to make up lost time when restrictions ease.

Ministry of Health has revealed 30 of the 34 Covid-19 cases in hospital are Pacific people.

A little creativity and some friendly teddy bears are being used to make people smile as the latest Covid-19 lockdown continues.

Jacinda Ardern says she is "disappointed" National has rejected virtual sitting of Parliament but will not suspend sitting again.