People are being encouraged to check their smoke alarms as the clocks go forward an hour tonight for daylight saving.

Almost a year to the day after American scientist Lauren Kimiyo Worrell fell to her death rock climbing, her ex-boyfriend stole money raised in her name.

All lanes are now open on Auckland's northwestern motorway, following a multi-vehicle crash.

One person has died following a crash on SH26/Paeroa Kopu Road in Hikutaia this afternoon.

A group of Ukrainians in Aotearoa have written to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern imploring her to visit the war-torn country.

A Ministry of Education poster promoting safe air quality in schools has been criticised for supplying contradictory information.

Police have deleted 11,000 files after orders to get rid of unlawfully taken photos of young people and adults.

Three helicopters with monsoon buckets are fighting a blaze in Cardrona in Otago.

Dairy owners are accusing the government of destroying thousands of small businesses with restrictions on vaping products.

A penguin conservationist in Akaroa says people concerned about little blue penguins in Wellington need to take action themselves.

A sudden spike in hydrogen sulphide in pipes at Mangawhai has prompted safety warnings.

Between bonds, fines and unexpected costs, some adult performers say they are losing money at their jobs - and are trying to get attention on their treatment.

The head of Health New Zealand says she sympathises with people missing out on surgery because of the public holiday to remember the Queen.

Heavyweight bidders have been manoeuvring behind the scenes ahead of this afternoon's charity auction of more than 100 examples of New Zealand's finest photo-journalism.

The Comancheros gang boss has been denied parole for a second time in four months because he is still considered an excessive risk if released.

The rain forecast for Hawke's Bay has not been as damaging as first feared, but there is concern for coastal areas.

Two men have been arrested in northern Hawke's Bay, after drugs, stolen property and weapons were seized from properties in Raupunga.

A two-storey derelict house in the Christchurch suburb of Riccarton went up in flames last night.