The Santos family have been granted an exemption from a court order to be deported on Christmas Day.

A chemical used to make antifreeze and wallpaper stripper is being sold as a recreational drug in Auckland and is linked to a suspected poisoning.

Officers were looking for sightings or dash cam footage of a man on the road, between Herema and Opape roads.

Lions, pigs, rhinos and gorillas enjoyed their annual Christmas treat, with an intriguing wrapped gift of food left in their enclosure for them to discover.

Geoff Sewell's stay in MIQ was extended by three days after a case on his flight was found to be infected with Omicron.

A 23-year-old has been shot dead and two older men seriously wounded with a machete in what police believe was not a "random incident".

Thomas Phillips disappeared in September for nearly three weeks with his three children​. Police are watching closely after they went bush again.

The presents, which include socks with crabs on and jandals, were found on a New Lynn street.

After dozens of complaints, Chris Mansfield, who has been accused of domestic violence, has withdrawn his application for a liquor licence.

“We just want to know he’s safe,” family says, as concerns mount for Auckland man last seen in mid-November.

Wellingtonians seem to be content to stay put during the usual pre-Christmas rush, with traffic levels falling short of dire predictions.

DGL Group chief executive warns New Zealand might not be quite as safe from the global DEF shortage as the local motor industry thinks it is.

The highway is closed at Motutere, south of Taupō, and drivers are being warned to expect major delays.

Police would make a call after Christmas Day on whether to resume the search for a teenager who went missing in the Waimakariri River.

The Ministry of Health confirmed the cases are linked to a case in Tauranga, and in self-isolation.

Police are at the scene investigating, but no arrests have been made.

A Nelson man has brought a popular Star Wars character to life, to the delight of shoppers at a local supermarket.

A one-year-old puppy is back home after being snatched from her backyard in Wainuiomata – the second time she has been stolen in her short life.

People who saw the latest Spider-Man film in Rotorua and Taupō cruisegoers are being advised to isolate and get tested immediately.

The former rich-lister collapsed on a Kapiti Coast beach and could not be revived.