New Zealand "bore the brunt of the massive tsunami" that hurtled across the Pacific from the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs, major new study finds.

Middlemore staff believe losing teaching accreditation may be the only way to force change at the “unsafe” hospital.

The 19-year-old man was arrested in Flaxmere and has since been charged.

A handful of outlets were graded D by Auckland Council inspectors for non-critical issues, but three were forced to close because they were filthy.

A quick visit to the neighbourhood park left Willow the puppy with six metal rods in her leg and her owner also nursing wounds.

Police expect King St to be closed for some time after one car crashed, leaving two people with critical injuries.

Volunteers have pulled in hundreds of items from the harbour over the past week.

Meretiana Kopua shot Delray Enoka after discovering Enoka threw a brick into a window that caused glass to rain over her baby.

A new payment system is coming for bus, train and ferry rides. Here's how will it work for the public.

Mutual lack of trust has made pay talks between Fenz and the union difficult, but disputes need to be addressed promptly, a mediation report says.

Officers were called to an address on Te Arawi St at 8:17pm on Friday, where they found three people hurt. One of them has serious injuries.

The rider will be flown to Christchurch Hospital from Westport, Police say.

Holidaymakers have left Auckland, with congestion looking all but clear by 8.30pm on Friday.

Police say if you're headed for Paihia, take SH1 at Kawakawa to avoid the crash site.

It's Eunique Ikiua's first professionally recorded track, and she's made sure to include a verse in her mother tongue.

A church on Auckland's North Shore is warning members to be careful after a doomsday cult approached churchgoers.

A Canterbury wildlife watchdog is “fed up” with the number of vehicles ignoring warning signs and driving carelessly around vulnerable native bird colonies.

It's taken five years and hundreds of volunteer hours, but now a 141-year-old piece of Christchurch history has been restored to its former glory.

The OECD findings on the pay gap in Aotearoa are inaccurate and must be addressed, the equal employment opportunities' commissioner says.

A security guard punched in the head, a son bashed for his shoes and children shoplifting from stores - retailers have had enough and want authorities to take action.