The road on which a man was fatally shot by police on the outskirts of New Plymouth was reopened on Monday afternoon.

Key figures in the education sector fear the Government's Fair Pay Agreements won’t be enough for early childhood teachers to achieve pay parity.

Rangiora trainer Paul Harris is thrilled that Wannabe 'N' Paris won the Riverton Cup on Easter Monday.

Holiday traffic has started to ease around Auckland as MetService warns of a risk of severe thunderstorms in Northland which could bring tornadoes.

Tourists and locals love the coloured leaves of the larches, but the land manager says they have a legal obligation to remove them.

After last month sharing they had both been diagnosed with breast cancer, Kiwi entertainers Jools and Lynda Topp talk about their good and bad days.

ANALYSIS: After some gruelling months at home, Jacinda Ardern will spend this week as New Zealand's top ambassador.

Every year hundreds of convicted criminals are being given name permanent name suppression, even some found guilty of killing.

The person killed in a crash near Queenstown on Friday evening was a 27-year-old local man, police say.

The items of interest include a 100 litre white chilly bin, red tote tank, wooden oars and a yellow life jacket.

The man accused of murdering a carer isolating at home with Covid-19 has been granted interim name suppression during his first court appearance.

Police were called to the incident in Massey about 2.15am, where a man pointed a gun at officers. He is now in custody.

Only 450 have so far been delivered, but the Ministry of Education intends to send at least one air purifier every state and state-integrated school.

The incident took place at a Coopers Beach store around 7.30pm on Saturday over the Easter weekend.

Dr Bryan Betty says Taranaki is only one region hurting due to low GP numbers, an issue which needs urgent treatment.

Rural property owner one of many facing forced sales for KiwiRail project.

Environmentalists want all stewardship land to stay under DOC's management, but others say it's not all valuable and parts should be freed up for development.

Family reveal couple buried in Tonga after deaths, despite hopes to bring them home.

The developer and brewery founder had been diagnosed with prostate cancer five years ago, but didn't want anyone to know, his son says.

Tourist town Arrowtown has fared better than it's neighbouring and usually bustling cousin Queenstown - and it is all down to the local support.