Police say they are looking at a number of prosecutions after about 1000 anti-government protesters marched onto the busy Auckland Southern Motorway today.

Health workers missed several red flags before a mentally unwell man was shot dead by police in Thames seven years ago, the coroner has found.

The creators of the NZ-filmed Lord of the Rings have unveiled the most extensive look yet at the series, promising an entirely different immersion into the fantasy world of Middle-earth.

Canterbury University Astronomer said the meteor that flew over South Canterbury on Thursday night could be one of many.

The faces of destroyed refugee mothers and stories of little lives lost haunt Yuriy Ackermann, a Ukrainian-born New Zealander on a cyber security mission in war-torn Kyiv.

Twenty-two more deaths and another 7746 community cases of Covid-19 have been reported in New Zealand today.

Two pedestrians were killed after being hit by a motorcycle in Bay of Plenty last night.

One person has died after a motorcycle crash in Northland today.

Two young people have been arrested after fleeing police on an Auckland motorway earlier today.

The week's wild weather has left a wake of travel disruptions and damage, with many roads still affected, and two Wellington homes red stickered this morning.

Insurance claims related to extreme weather events have already cost upwards of $150 million this year alone, according to the Insurance Council.

Vegan cheese is on the rise, and makers are competing against each other at New Zealand awards.

A bank in Paraparaumu was held up near closing time on Friday by a robber police believe was wielding a gun.

Paleontologists have discovered a fossil believed to belong to the Southern Hemisphere's oldest known swan species.

Covid-19 border cases have increased nearly fivefold since the government scrapped pre-departure testing for international arrivals in June.

A prominent jewellery chain has been hit again in a smash and grab at a northwest Auckland mall.

A person has been taken to hospital with moderate injuries after a shooting in East Auckland.

Police will remain on the scene in Dunedin tonight as they investigate an unexplained death of a man Thursday evening.