A dozen people have been hospitalised over the weekend due to suspected fentanyl overdoses, all in the Wairarapa region.

The Prime Minister leaves for Europe today, where she will push to nail down a long-awaited free trade deal with the European Union.

Chris Hipkins says while NZ did well in the initial stages of the Covid-19 battle, he did think Auckland's lengthy lockdown in 2021 may have gone on too long.

A woman who was killed in the Christchurch suburb of Sockburn yesterday was the victim of a random attack, police have confirmed.

A person has died after they were struck by a vehicle in a driveway in Mt Roskill, Auckland.

For the first time in the Race Unity Speech Awards history, two young speakers have been named joint national champions.

More than 1.3 million cases of Covid-19 have now been reported in New Zealand, with another 4429 new community cases today.

The search for a missing swimmer at Maruia Falls, in the Tasman District, continued today during "extremely challenging conditions", police say.

A woman who says it is now unsafe to turn into her property because of new safety barriers is sceptical changes will be made to the state highway.

Greytown's Festival of Christmas begins on 1 July, bringing the hallmarks of a Northern Hemisphere winter escape with a New Zealand twist.

Officers allege the man attacked their car with a metal bar after they responded to an incident in Kaiapoi, Canterbury.

The mid-year road toll is the highest it has been since at least 2018, with numbers expected to be worse as Covid-19 restrictions ease.

An advocate says New Zealand's abortion rights are still vulnerable to change and people can't be complacent.

Police have warned of major traffic delays following a serious crash on State Highway 29A at Mount Manganui.

New polling by the Drug Foundation shows most New Zealanders support changing the country's drug laws to remove criminal penalties.

Wastewater outlets on the Wellington waterfront are being monitored after a sewage pipe burst outside the library on Victoria Street.

A new report has found Pasifika children get rheumatic fever 140 times more often than Pākehā children.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called the US decision to overturn Roe v Wade "incredibly upsetting," while National's Christopher Luxon says it is an "issue for the American people."