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.

A traditional Christmas Eve parade was revamped this year in Riverton.

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.

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.

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

Two incredible spells of bowling from Ben Lister and Adithya Ashok helped Auckland to their first win of the Super Smash season.

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.

The move follows advice from the Australian government’s expert advisory group on Covid-19 and the spread of the new Omicron variant.

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.

Gisborne/Tairāwhiti has its first case in the current pandemic confirmed on Christmas Eve. Here's the latest on the Delta and Omicron situation.

The Marlborough District Council has "welcomed" a High Court ruling, which found they had not propertly consulted on the decision to close eight freedom camping sites.

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

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

Had he not been able to climb through to the driver's seat, and escape, he could have been in "a lot of trouble”, the man said.

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