One Northland man is taking over-the-counter pain relief as he waits four weeks for his rotator cuff injury to be seen.

The border protection agency has stopped training dogs to sniff out cannabis, saying it is focused on stopping organised crime instead.

Rotorua's unexpected geothermal activity can turn a road, or a back garden, into a mudpool. It can also sometimes help a grandfather reconnect with his granddaughter

The Chartwell road was closed while police investigated, but was clear again by 2.30pm.

NZ's first 'Essential Vehicles Area' was touted as reducing air pollution – but private utes, many of which are diesel-powered, are allowed through.

A Kāpiti Coast high school is investigating claims made on social media that its supporters made racist comments to opposition players.

A family member of Poseidyn Pickering denies she held a meeting to find a scapegoat, but believed the father did not kill the baby.

Take a deep breath when the rain stops, because a bigger system is about to bear down on Aotearoa, hitting already sodden regions.

More people have come forward with stories of abuse by now-deceased Catholic priest Father George William Harrison, with one describing him as a “mega-abuser”.

Alison Leber, an established cheese maker and manager of the Feilding Farmers' Market, was killed in a car crash at Ashhurst on Saturday.

Pāpāmoa residents say campers have outstayed their welcome in a beachside carpark. The campers say they're not causing trouble, but just trying to survive.

Inspired from her overseas travels in Europe, Bridget O’Sullivan has catapulted her love affair with French patisserie into boutique cafes across the country.

Nancy Meherne would cycle to the beach to check out the surf. If it was good, she'd ride back, grab her old board, and stay in the water until her toes went numb.

A group of males armed with baseball bats and metal bars smashed glass counters in a jewellery store.

A Christchurch man spent $75,000 flying his 14-year-old cat to Auckland to be operated on by a top animal surgeon: "She was my everything."

One criminal got around Ministry of Justice rules to work as a security guard, just by lying about his convictions. He's not alone.

Court hears of the tangled history between a woman shot in Vogeltown, Wellington almost a year ago and the woman alleged to have shot her.

Lee Vandervis says he's concerned the Dunedin City Council has spent more than $100,000 on the case, but he had to act to "protect his reputation".

Police are meeting with Muslim leaders tonight to give reassurance ahead of the biggest day in the community's calendar, Eid.

The centre’s own policy said that if ill-treatment is suspected, the carer should not be alerted.