Two men, both 31, have now been charged following the death of 19-year-old Misiona Talafu Petelo.

Niwa says the temperature was the second highest observed in the Hawke’s Bay city between September 1 and October 27 since records began in 1870.

An 18-year-old woman slipped into a Work and Income office and assaulted a staff member so violently that she broke her hip and wrist.

Plans to reshape Wellington’s Golden Mile are looking increasingly bumpy as business groups and some right-wing councillors turn against the project.

A decision to strip councils of water control have been labelled as "abhorrent" by local politicians, while industry experts believe the changes are needed.

The young fur seal has so far spent a week chasing eels and sunbathing at Hobbiton, and is stealing the spotlight from the movie set's longtime feline star.

Protesters have unstuck their hands from Parliament using nail polish remover and have been removed from Parliament grounds by police.

Police were called to a Christchurch home on Saturday night after the discovery of the infant's body. It had been born in recent days and was near full-term.

The Government will legislate in early December to create four new water entities that would take on the water assets currently owned by councils.

The Government has decided to push ahead with Three Waters reforms, and claim water services from local councils, despite considerable opposition.

Government effectively reopens Electricity Price Review after regulator estimates households paying $200 a year on average extra for power.

Owners in a defective apartment block in Auckland’s CBD may be forced to sell because they cannot afford the body corporate’s levy payments.

Most farmers have no intention of destroying native bush just to get in ahead of new rules protecting significant natural areas, a farmer and district councillor says.

Groups of protesters are planning to stay the night at the border in Mercer after crowds gathered at both sides of Auckland.

Elected officials in and near Manawatū frustrated at Government's about-turn on consultation and ability to opt-out of water reforms.

A home clad in purple corrugated fibreglass and a tapering pyramid - small projects that wow in the inaugural awards from Here magazine.

Emergency services are responding to what appears to be a serious single-vehicle crash in Riverton on Wednesday night.

While Canterbury is on the precipice of 90 per cent of its eligible population receiving a first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, the West Coast continues to lag behind.

Community leaders urge Government to vaccinate children and prioritise tamariki Māori.

Southland and Otago are inching closer to the 90 per cent vaccination target with 88 per cent of eligible residents having received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and 74 per cent fully vaccinated.