Te Tohu o Matariki - the new logo for Matariki - has been unveiled as the historic first matauranga Māori public holiday is soon to be observed.

The man who stabbed four people during a frenzied knife attack in a central Dunedin supermarket will spend at least six years behind bars.

Volcanologists say a steam plume rose from Mt Ruapehu this morning, up to 1.5 kilometres in the air.

A spate of ram raids, burglaries and robberies is taking its toll on jewellery store owners in Auckland.

A watchdog group has rejected a proposal to increase the capacity at the Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth - which includes potentially covering its iconic lake.

Malachi Rain Subecz was beaten, starved, thrown against walls and burnt with scorching hot water in the months before he was eventually killed - by the woman entrusted with his care.

Christchurch police who slapped and punched a teenage boy displaying "abnormal strength" in the head during his arrest were justified in using force, the IPCA has found.

The Milford Track was close to fully booked well within half an hour of opening for the upcoming Great Walks season.

There have been 20 Covid-19 deaths and 9109 new community cases in New Zealand today.

Auckland's Covid-19 vaccination centres are starting to also offer flu vaccines to those eligible, ahead of what is expected to be a surge of cases over winter.

RocketLab has successfully caught an electron rocket booster in mid-air using a helicopter, in a test of reusability.

Unvaccinated visa holders, permanent residents, and Australians who normally live in New Zealand will from Friday be able to travel in and out of New Zealand without entering MIQ.

Three people have been arrested after a spate of burglaries in Auckland last night, including a string committed by the same people.

British police and friends of a missing New Zealander in the UK are worried about his safety.

Thirty five housing projects are being considered for infrastructure funding from Kāinga Ora.

It could be described as a perfect storm - rising sea levels and cities that are slowly sinking.

Auckland's resident leopard seal Owha has had a health scare after she was found with fishing gear in her mouth.

More than two years ago work began on several streets between Island Bay and Owhiro Bay, an area in long need of repair. The pipework was meant to be completed at the end of 2020.