Two cars were involved in the crash which led to power lines being brought down onto the road, and trapping one person in their vehicle.

Firefighters fear a change in wind could move the fire closer to “a small number" of properties overnight.

Breakers survive late fightback to finally register their first win of the Australian NBL season.

Hannah Wilkinson scored her eighth goal in three games to hand the Phoenix their fifth straight defeat in the A-League Women.

A 13-year-old girl has been treated for minor injuries after being bitten by what police believed to be a sevengill shark.

Sam Kelman was seen off by his cricket team with a resounding win on the pitch.

A pedestrian was taken to Taranaki Base Hospital in a moderate condition.

Former gymnast Kim Woo Joo was spotted climbing a fence on the Demilitarized Zone, but why go back – especially via such a hazardous route?

Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki has spoken at a rally in Christchurch, in a possible breach of his bail conditions. He says the protest was a family picnic.

Most of the money, $682,000, has gone on new roofing, with $258,000 spent on exterior house painting, $201,000 on fencing and $65,000 on driveway safety improvements.

Supermarket managers here are observing the rows of empty shelves in Australia closely, and hope the Government has a plan when Omicron hits NZ.

It had been 28 innings and two years since stand-in captain's last test ton, but he delivered after being sent in on a tough Hagley wicket.

Wellington Firebirds captain Michael Bracewell smashed a New Zealand batting record with his match-winning 141 not out from 65 balls against the Central Stags

White Ferns left-hander hadn't topped 25 in five innings this summer but roared into gear at Seddon Park.

Winless after five matches, the Phoenix women face one of the top sides in another tough clash.

The Burnside player tastes success at last, while Black Jacks Gary Lawson and Tony Grantham suffer an upset loss in the men's pairs final.

Ian Davidson Watts is trying to save bats in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

The Christmas holidays may be coming to an end, but the golden weather is not.

A Scotsman 'stuck' in Aotearoa since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic has won the New Zealand Cycle Classic.

The band says Covid issues across the ditch make travelling impossible right now, but hope to play a show in Sydney later.