Wellington Water was notified early on Sunday morning that the wastewater pipe was leaking near the central library.

Building a makeshift door for his lawnmower shop is not how Joseph Penberth wanted to spend his Sunday.

A person is dead after being struck by a car in the Auckland suburb of Mt Roskill.

The Snap Marine Camera is strong enough to survive temperatures of -60C, wind speeds of over 300kph, and even being engulfed in flames.

"If I am elected Prime Minister [abortion] will not be put back on the table for further debate", National leader Christopher Luxon says after US ruling.

Serious injuries to Kiwi paragliding veteran's head, legs and back have left him largely "immobilised" in a European hospital.

A North Canterbury resident was in his kitchen making a coffee when he saw a man walk down a driveway, followed by screaming and at least six gunshots.

'Bug Man' unsurprised at kitchen infestation saga as he warns Indian meal moths will eat almost anything.

Police were called to a central Rotorua street on Saturday night, and found the man with a chest wound.

Two Wairarapa personalities were attempting to set a new Guinness World Record to raise money for rural mental health.

Some schools and kindergartens are still not hiring unvaccinated teachers despite the vaccine mandate being lifted more than two months ago.

Within four years, Wellington's current sewage solution will no longer work. Now the council needs to make a call before a small Rangitīkei town is asked to take the capital's waste.

More than 100 parcels of kai was given out to members of the public near Invercargill’s Queens Park on Sunday, to coincide with the Marariki public holiday.

If it feels like the past few months have been drier than usual, that's because Christchurch is on track for its fourth consecutive month of below average rainfall.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern leaves for Europe on Sunday night. She says the world faces a “very tough, tough time”, with issues countries cannot combat alone.

Police have launched an investigation after powdered fentanyl was discovered for the first time in New Zealand, causing at least 12 people to overdose in Wairarapa.

Councils are looking into a $17m plan that could connect Ōmokoroa, Mount Maunganui and the Tauranga city centre, but acknowledge there will be "enormous barriers".

The victim, a 50-year-old woman, had caught the bus after work and was walking home from the bus stop when a stranger allegedly stabbed her on the street.

The current budget for the project is $53.3m but the bill for the "extremely complex" renovation could rise to $83m, according to a confidential council report.

The hunt is on for clues to solve the mystery of how several shells and a live powelliphanta marchanti snail ended up in a Manawatū reserve.