There are 19 new cases of coronavirus, all in managed isolation, including six cases of the more contagious UK variant.

Stolen cars were used in three burglaries in New Plymouth overnight on New Year's Eve.

Police were called after reports of an agitated and aggressive youth outside the hospital.

The blaze on the Manawatāwhi/Three Kings Islands - home to the last wild kaikōmoko - is believed to have been started by fireworks or a flare.

The Government was also looking at extending the new testing requirement to other long-haul flights.

Community leaders urge parents to take responsibility for group who trashed Blackies Cafe in the Coromandel.

Dennis Burkhart has been pulling craypots off Marlborough’s east coast for decades, but never had a year quite like this.

Drowning, suicide and tragic accidents – all explanations given for six disappearances from Auckland’s wild west coast. But not everyone's convinced.

Shops along Waimate’s main street are sandbagging their doors for “peace of mind” after a severe thunderstorm battered parts of South Canterbury.

If you don't need to travel in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, stay put, police urge.

A Wellington boy who died just a month short of his seventh birthday in a crash was loved by all who knew him, according to a family friend.

The woman pointed a gun at police on Sunday night, before driving off in their police car and crashing.

A severe thunderstorm watch has been lifted after being in place. Meanwhile, heavy rain and hail has caused flooding, leading to road closures.

Police were called to a Christchurch property on Sunday afternoon.

A fourth person has been charged with the murder of a Christchurch man who was once a key witness in a murder trial himself.

Jenny and Garry have been pitching then tent at Lake Karapiro, every Christmas, for four decades.

Tourism operator turned tech entrepreneur Nigel Hobbs has been on a four-month journey creating opportunities for businesses and jobs for other “Covid victims”.

The body of the man, who had been reported missing, was found after a 90-minute search at the dangerous falls.

Waikeria protesters' families claim complaints about conditions were dismissed before protest, despite Corrections Minister saying otherwise.

Families of Christchurch mosque attack victims got to meet their cricketing heroes this weekend.