A 49-year-old man is facing murder and arson charges after Maria Brown, 77, was found dead at her south Auckland home in June.

One woman who has lived at the complex for six years says she's so frightened of the group, she's moved in with her daughter.

The more transmissible BA.5 subvariant accounts for nearly half of community cases, as case numbers, hospitalisations and deaths rise.

A woman going for an early morning run said hello to a man at an intersection before he grabbed her in a bear hug and dragged her away.

Auckland ratepayers will own seven electric and hybrid ferries and many commuters will see cheaper fares.

The tomo was first discovered by a farm hand in April, 2018 after he almost rode into it on a motorbike.

Tauranga man Eli Johnson was killed on June 12. Police are yet to make an arrest in the case.

Jamie Cunningham was stabbed in his chest and foot at Oreti Beach. Fentanyl, morphine and ketamine did little for the pain.

Consumer NZ is set to lodge a complaint with the Commerce Commission over fast food chains charging more for items that are delivered.

The man who allegedly stabbed Laisa Wakaas metres from her home continues to be assessed by mental health professionals.

Two people were found dead at a house in Glendene after nearby residents heard screams on Friday afternoon.

The project will get its six weeks of consultation after all – but since consultation on the other cycleways had begun in the meantime, it won't be until next month.

Health Minister Andrew Little has “his head in the sand” over the rest home nursing crisis, says the last deputy chairperson of the now defunct West Coast DHB.

There is only a fortnight's worth of 1mg lorazepam tablets in New Zealand, and no more coming until mid-August.

Niwa will help a deep-sea mining company reduce possible damage caused by its planned mining of the Pacific Ocean sea floor.

Boy who recovered after being diagnosed with rare auto-immune disease aged 9, shares message of hope with fellow "rugby-mad" teen in recovery.

A 114-year-old villa is the latest character home in Lower Hutt to be displaced by development, but it’s barely going anywhere – just 11 metres away.

They fled war-torn Ukraine with nothing but the clothes they were wearing. Now a mother and her two children are desperate to find a new home in New Zealand, to settle down.

A couple building their dream home got an email from the builder saying his account had changed. They paid a six-figure sum, then found out his computer had been hacked.

The man who stole guns, drugs and ammo from one police station while officers were at an Anzac Day dawn service has hit another station.