Wellington Phoenix were rattled by the early onslaught and conceded all five goals in the first half.

A person is dead after a motorcycle crash on a farm near Rangipo, Taupō earlier this evening.

Jan-Marie Burton was last seen at 4pm on Wednesday, and her clothing has since been found on Kinloch Beach.

A person with Covid-19 has been identified in Napier and is safely isolating at home.

A DJ who lost out of performing at Rhythm and Alps is “angry and heartbroken” after finding out she was a close contact of NZ's first community Omicron case.

The two-storey residential block contained multiple units, of which one was found “fully involved” when fire crews arrived.

Daniel and Johnny continue their rivalry, while Will Forte revives one of Saturday Night Live's most popular characters from the noughties.

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, fellow 2018 medallist Nico Porteous and his brother Miguel contract the virus just five weeks out from Beijing Games.

Robert Etheridge previously performed in New Zealand in December 2020 and July 2021, being let in under the “other critical worker border exception”.

REVIEW: There’s definite potential in amongst the parkouring assassins and slightly clunky fractured narrative, but a truly nefarious nemesis is needed.

The new locations of interest are in Wellington, Auckland, Tauranga, Te Awautu and Dannevirke.

More than 600 people turned out for the Pleasant Point steaming days this week, and more are expected over New Year as the attraction runs again.

REVIEW: This is a compelling, engrossing, emotionally charged tale best viewed with someone you love.

REVIEW: While Tim Allen and Richard Karn judge competitors on quality, design and functionality, they also have "a crapload of fun" testing things out.

Follow live coverage as the Wellington Phoenix take on Sydney FC in the A-League Women.

The last day of the year may start with some light rain, but the skies will clear for the countdown to 2022 across most of NZ, MetService predicts.

Pukekura Park and the Stags couldn't contain Raval who showed his array of shots to help sink the home side.

More than 24 hours after she went missing, Jylesza Needham was found by police, having crashed her car and gone down a bank.

It used to be remembering to slip, slop and slap was the only thing to do for the annual trip to New Plymouth's Pukekura Park to watch cricket. Now you need your vaccine pass too.

A severe thunderstorm warning is in place for Waimate and Timaru.