A second cold front is forecast to bring fresh snow to sea level in Dunedin and Christchurch tonight, with up to 20cm expected to fall on higher parts of Banks Peninsula.

Napier mayor admits to making a mistake in public statements about how much her council would invest in Three Waters compared to the government's reforms.

Analysis - New Zealand is home to the longest running English-language market for illegal drugs on the so-called darknet, but its success may be its undoing, write Chris Wilkins and Marta Rychert*.

Local berry growers fear a hepatitis A outbreak linked to imported fruit could put people off safe local produce.

Supreme Court Justices are deciding whether an Air Force staffer who was repeatedly locked in a metal cage should be able to sue the man who abused her and her former employer.

The number of Kiwis suffering from eating disorders has skyrocketed over the last five years, figures reveal.

Strike action at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) has been scaled back after the university indicated it would suspend staff without pay for two weeks.

Firefighters have lifted a ban on a big fire truck that keeps breaking down - the last time at a burning house.

Police admit an undercover sting involving an officer dressed as a car window washer was inappropriate.

The Transport Agency says it is investigating why heavy wheels have twice flown off mobile dental clinics, endangering other motorists.

Hardware chain Bunnings and mass retailer Kmart say they are not facial recognition technology on customers in this country.

Christchurch police have released a video after an attempted kidnapping of a woman in the suburb of Fendalton.

Oranga Tamariki failed to take the bare minimum action when concerns were raised about the safety of a child later murdered, the Chief Ombudsman has found.

Award-winning singer Sir Dave Dobbyn has revealed he has Parkinson's disease.

An oversized truck which struck an overbridge on the southbound lane of State Highway 1 this afternoon, has now been cleared, according to Waka Kotahi.

An Auckland woman who has been missing for almost a week has been found safe.

A polar blast has brought icy temperatures and snow to the South Island - and a second more intense front is now moving north across the country, with snow expected in Wellington tonight.

Police say they have disrupted a major stolen property ring in Wellington and recovered hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegally obtained property.