Two sisters in their sixties have started walking the length of New Zealand to raise awareness about sexual abuse.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she was happy to support the World of Wearable Arts event by modelling a garment at last night's awards show in Wellington.

Traffic management is in place over the Bay of Plenty Kaimai Ranges as a cluster of potholes continue to grow and disrupt traffic.

Police say they are increasing patrols of shopping centres and malls this weekend after a dramatic smash-and-grab robbery last night left panicked shoppers fleeing.

A New Zealander accused of possessing drugs in Bali could be imprisoned or even receive the death penalty if he is found guilty.

Two state highways in the North Island are closed due to a fallen tree and a slip, with heavy rain expected in northern and eastern areas.

An 18-year-old man has been arrested after several people were injured at an Invercargill area property Friday night.

The change, which was announced a year ago, will automatically be applied when people renew their insurance policy or take out a new one.

An ambulance service's new initiative aims to teach more people what to do when someone's having a heart attack.

Te Whatu Ora is warning the wait time for non-serious conditions could be up to four hours at Taranaki hospital EDs.

Polystyrene takeaway containers, plastic cotton buds and drink-stirrers are among single-use plastics banned from sale or manufacture from today.

Police have to report back quarterly to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner on deleting the photos and they face deadlines for strengthening their controls.

Emergency services are working on a truck fire on Transmission Gully motorway, north of Wellington, and all but one lane is closed.

Complaints about medical misadventure have shot up, putting huge pressure on investigators and causing big delays for victims.

Hundreds of shoppers fled as a masked group robbed a jewellery store at the Westfield Albany mall in Auckland this evening.

Radio host General Lee broke down in tears on air remembering his friend and fellow DJ who died, aged 46.

This week Sam looks at the latest anticipated release from Netflix - the Marilyn Monroe psychological biopic Blonde.

New Zealand has the fifth largest proportion of birds at threat of extinction globally, in the grimmest release of The State of the World's Birds report yet.