A Mt Maunganui pharmacy has seen an influx of customers complaining of a strange rash after a day at the beach.

Services were searching for a swimmer that may have got into difficulty in the sea, police said.

The father of two teenage girls killed in fiery crash says he would have forgiven the driver if it was an accident – but it was “an act of pure stupidity”.

The email landed on Monday: Kiwis on expired visas had five days to change their visas or leave. MIQ spots are not guaranteed.

Police are investigating after a letter threatening to "eradicate" the prime minister was delivered to around three houses in Kerikeri.

It started with an ad on Facebook for $50 buckets of pāua. When fisheries officers showed up, the alleged offender ran.

Ex-doctor Jonie Girouard's "Guilt Free" chocolate might not be so guilt free after all, with MPI to probe its use of a sugar substitute in its products.

Warkworth's Kane Gove-Larritt, 39, died suddenly from an aneurysm during a family holiday at Mt Maunganui.

Thomas Phillips, who disappeared in the bush with his three young children, sparking a massive search, has failed to appear in court.

Jeanne Sampson spent her 20s working on top secret operations cracking Nazi codes before moving to New Zealand where she has just turned 100.

A David and Goliath battle on the Otago Peninsula: Watch as the penguin evades a sea lion to create a diversion for its buddies.

The child was taken to hospital on Wednesday evening, but died a short time after.

Drone footage of endangered dolphins swimming with paddleboarders in Southland could help artificial intelligence which is being used for conservation.

Māori receive less treatment after suffering a stroke and have worse outcomes, but an expert is hopeful the Māori Health Authority will address this.

There's been 30 earthquakes beneath the summit since December 30, but the volcanic alert level remains at level 1.

The blockage sent raw sewage into a stream that feeds the main lake of Pukekura Park.

Family break away from a life of working and paying a mortgage to travel New Zealand in a house truck.

More than five years after contractors first started ripping up Riccarton Rd, the city council says no more work is planned along the 3.2km stretch.

Covid-19 loses much of its infectivity within five minutes of becoming airborne, and 90 per cent of its infectivity within 20 minutes, new research finds.

Six people were taken to Waikato Hospital after the serious crash on State Highway 1, near Hickey Rd.