A black leather Converse shoe was found tangled in damp clothing in the boot of Jamie Kaiwai's car, but the second shoe is nowhere to be found.

Eleven new cases of Covid-19 have been announced, including a woman who presented at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital without symptoms.

Two hospital patients tested positive for Covid this week with no known exposure, examples of "loose ends" that may keep Auckland at alert level 4.

There will soon be a thicker blue line at the Waikato/Auckland boundary.

“She didn't deserve this,” friends of Simmonds say, as her killer faces the prospect of dying behind bars.

An Auckland beachside community has been reconnected with the rest of the region after floodwaters severely damaged a road.

Groundswell NZ has announced the date for its next nationwide protest against farming regulations introduced by the Government.

Minister of Health Andrew Little has asked his ministry to step in to bring long waiting lists for Southland patients under control.

It's been an incredibly windy 24 hours around NZ, with the blustery front expected to reach Auckland late tonight and bring patches of intense rain.

It’s unknown when Raglan's surf tower might topple, but the Surf Life Saving Club says it's inevitable and a long-term solution is needed.

An exhausted Cherylene Lawrence says she could not bear to watch her daughter, who had "no quality of life", deteriorate before her eyes.

A former aviation security worker who planted a hoax bomb at an airport could be serving the rest of his sentence on home detention.

Two Middlemore Hospital patients who tested positive for Covid-19 could delay an alert level shift, experts say.

The crash happened shortly before 2pm on Friday, on State Highway 27 in Tīrau.

A video showed Wiles and another woman at beach they had cycled to, sitting on the sand and talking before the friend goes into the water.

Affected individuals will be contacted from next week, almost four months after the DHB was hit by a cyberattack.

Lauren Blake's new beauty salon was dragged across her yard - she was one of hundreds of people who bore the brunt of 120kmh winds that have lashed the South Island.

Firebird Cafe in Levin has sparked controversy with its signs protesting compulsory aspects of the Covid-19 response.

A union leader says Southern DHB maternity units are at a tipping point and could collapse if they lose any more staff, but the board is working hard to solve the problem.

Birth mother of 'Moana' will appeal Family Court decision to the High Court.