Ex-cyclone Dovi has slammed into the North Island, and its high speed winds have brought down trees and powerlines.

Michelle Mulvihill was a fixer for the Catholic Church. She says 21 out of 23 St John of God brothers faced allegations of physical or sexual abuse.

A vehicle went into a ditch in Temuka, killing one person and injuring another, Police say.

Thousands of homes and businesses are without power after strong winds damaged power lines and downed trees.

The worst of the storm is over in Waikato as the cleanup begins.

Protests highlight a New Zealand split by a lack of trust - "distrust of science and the police, and dissatisfaction with the Government", one expert says.

Auckland teen Paris Schlooz almost drowned at Muriwai Beach. She's speaking out after a horrific summer drowning toll.

The building manager threw his toys out of the cot when a mother tried to park her pram under the stairwell of the lift-less, three-storey apartment.

A nearby resident is sick of being woken in the night by street races who rip up the road, and the council is considering light vehicle restrictions.

The occupant of the vehicle was trapped, and had to be cut free by emergency services.

When cancer is raging in your body, but you're on a waiting list for diagnosis, or treatment - patients speak up about the state of cancer care in New Zealand.

Sanitation issues, including faeces on the ground are causing a major concern, as Police plan to step up presence for Monday.

A woman has suffered moderate injuries in a firearms incident in Waitara.

Sam McDonnell's street has flooded six times since November. On Sunday, he woke up to a road that had once again disappeared under floodwaters.

The university student, who arrived at their hall of residence on Saturday and interacted with others, is now self-isolating.

The Cardrona Hotel and Wānaka Lavender Farm have also been listed as locations of interest by the Ministry of Health.

Speaker Trevor Mallard's efforts to drive out protesters with Celine Dion love ballads and Baby Shark have so far failed and police have distanced themselves from the decision.

Loud cracking from a huge tree spurred two men to stop traffic on a coastal Taranaki highway on Sunday, just minutes before the pohutukawa tree crashed across the road during the height of the weekend's storm.

Farmers have been dumping milk for the past five days while others are still without drinking water following severe weather on the West Coast.

Winton Volunteer Fire Brigade members are isolating after being identified as close contacts of a positive Covid-19 case.