Two people have died, and three others are hospitalised, following a crash on SH14 in Whangārei.

In less than 48 hours, 309 received their first vaccination in the Nelson region after a Covid case was confirmed in Blenheim.

Ten countries opposed the detention of a political opponent in Turkey. All are now “persona non grata”, including Kiwi diplomat Wendy Hinton.

Police are investigating a shooting in Pembroke St around midnight that left a man and woman in hospital with serious injuries.

In June 2020 Rushad Irani evoked his Master Builders guarantee. His home still isn't fixed.

Three people have been taken to hospital and a helicopter dispatched after an incident involving a fire at a South Island campsite, near Lake Benmore.

Black petrels are seabirds that call a New Zealand mountain home, but a threat on the oceans is preventing their return.

Waikato clubs under alert level 3 are out on the beaches, but working with restrictions as the patrol season begins.

An Auckland punter was left facing the prospect of a Labour Weekend with no money after a payment glitch when buying an online Lotto ticket.

A heritage group says the Government’s new medium density housing rules could destroy the character of historic inner-city neighbourhoods.

Witnesses helped comfort the girl, who remains in hospital. Police still want people to get in touch if they have any new information on the Hamilton incident.

Lynore Oakley and her husband were having a relaxing morning in rural Waikanae when a man holding a shotgun walked across their lawn.

The discovery of the child's body on Saturday night has sparked a significant police investigation, which is being overseen by a senior detective.

A woman was crushed between two cars at the gathering.

Two new community cases were confirmed in the King Country town late on Sunday afternoon, and a testing centre will be open on Monday.

Councils across Canterbury have agreed to fund a study looking at the feasibility of establishing a joint unit to help with consenting processes.

The car is understood to have hit a concrete wall at Ruapuna Raceway during the first round of the National Drag Racing Championships

Te Awamutu has the Waikato's largest cluster of cases. Leaders are urging people to get tested and vaccinated, but there's frustration and anxiety.

The testing centre had three lines "constantly flowing" on Sunday as the town got some good news; no more cases.

The Warehouse in Kaikohe and Pakn'Save in Te Awamutu are among the latest locations of interest to be linked to the Delta oubtreak.