Owner said he thought Work and Income was going to provide unpaid volunteers for their business. Work and Income had a different take.

The 44-year-old woman was stabbed in the upper body after an argument between two men in the suburb of New Lynn.

A person has died and another is reported to have moderate injuries following a single-vehicle crash near Kēkerengū.

After hearing a loud crunch, Duncan Macnab found himself flying through the air thinking “roll sideways”.

Evani Seruwalu has been deported after breaching his home detention requirements six times.

A property in Kirwee was saved thanks to the efforts of a helicopter pilot and 11 firefighters on the ground.

Man who raped a woman in her home and violated a teen boy while on parole will be out of prison by Christmas Day.

Three new 450-horsepower patrol vessels will be on the Hauraki Gulf by Christmas, protecting the rohe from over-fishing.

It must be the most difficult real estate listing in the country – gang-connected waterfront properties that – so far – no-one wants to buy. Tony Wall reports.

The man reportedly had a heart attack while on the field during the Ruatoria City Sports Club centennial.

There will be no Covid-19 update today, as community cases have started to rise in recent weeks and new subvariants BQ.1.1 and XBB have arrived.

Police were called to a single-vehicle crash in Eyrewell, north of Christchurch, on Saturday, then to another in Parklands just an hour later.

A section of SH1 affected by a crash has re-opened and traffic has eased for motorists north of Auckland, following delays on the last day of the long weekend.

The family said many doctors and nurses told them the child was in an OK condition, despite blisters and swelling on his skin.

State Highway One is now closed in between Blenheim and Kaikōura after the crash saw one dead and a second with moderate injuries.

The Canterbury Jockey Club says repairing the heritage-listed grandstand damaged in the 2011 earthquakes would send the club into financial ruin.

Councillors say the new Government-funded roles will take pressure off existing staff, but others are uncomfortable about it.

Unable to bring any friends or family to treatments, Tawa College deputy principal Jules Nicholas says Breast Cancer Foundation NZ nurses gave her the strength to get through the process.

Two teenagers were badly beaten by gangs of young people who stole their hoodies and shoes, the latest in a spate of violence that has left people fearing for their safety.

In 2021, three small Otago communities had scares over lead in drinking water. But they're not the only ones who should be flushing their taps.