Wayne Taylor, 54, was reported missing on Tuesday. His car has been found near Kaikōura. He was expected to drive from Blenheim to Christchurch.

But the Department of Corrections says none are breaching their conditions by attending.

Kenneth Harvey Miller is suing Corrections, alleging he's been discriminated against.

They partied like it's 1999. The problem was that the Dunedin party goers were breaking Covid rules by doing so.

A person was heard yelling "murderer" after a shooting left a 22-year-old man dead.

All Tio Faulkner wanted to do was create a 'park' for his family by dumping tonnes of demolition waste into Tauranga Harbour. Now ratepayers have the $330,000 bill.

Jacinda Ardern says she has been assured the police do not need military assistance, or emergency powers.

Through-trips on the Heaphy Track will be impossible "until further notice", but trips are possible at either end of the Great Walk.

A Buller bull has been found safe and well after he floated 80km downstream in the February floods.

The founder of Dive! Tūtūkākā is being remembered as "one of the good ones" – a man who was passionate about showing people the wonders of the ocean.

Auckland Transport is due to open a new road in Albany in early April. But it seems one local couldn't wait that long.

On the first day of its public submission hearings, Waikato district council has had to face up to rural dog owners firmly against new bylaw changes.

The pointer and dial of the Hunter sundial are missing and parts were cracked when Stuff visited the site on Tuesday evening.

It was a violent start week three of the action around Parliament, with a car driven at a crowd, reports of substances thrown at police and two arrests.

Wellington Girls' College students will study from home from Wednesday as volatility around the Parliament occupation increases.

ANALYSIS: As cops tighten net and remove vehicle access, the Parliament protest starts to get grim.

It was a tale of two cities in Dunedin, with police breaking up a gathering of hundreds of students, while two flats affected by Covid decided to cancel their party plans.

Twins Rocky and Bobby were born two minutes apart at Auckland City Hospital, on February 22, 2022.

The Southern District Health Board is warning its Covid-19 testing teams are under "extreme pressure” and estimates there may be 1200 cases in the southern region.

Police used shields when they expected human faeces to be thrown at them, but leaders won't discuss other tactical options.