A former medical worker turned chemist has created the new plasters which give the patient and staff a warning if the injury is getting worse.

Just half the properties in a Marlborough Sounds bay have been given access to a water scheme, after a fight between residents.

The Coromandel community of Whitianga is gearing up to fight for the return of practical driving tests in the town.

The Human Rights Commission says an independent inquiry is needed into what happened at Waikeria Prison.

Blind Low Vision New Zealand says World Braille Day, celebrated today, is an opportunity to recognise the system's importance.

Pollution from recent heavy rain means a number of beaches in the Auckland region are a high risk for swimmers.

Epidemiologist Michael Baker says it was inevitable for the new strain to make its way here as well as for pre-departure tests to be made a requirement.

Police have launched an investigation after a woman's body was found near the Tāmaki River in Pakuranga Heights on Sunday afternoon.

Two men in the Canterbury town of Kaiapoi have been hospitalised with gunshot wounds early this morning.

A scrub fire south-east of Paihia in Northland has been contained.

Police are urging motorists to take care on the roads as the death toll over the holiday period reaches 11.

The Ministry of Health has released new guidelines for assessing and treating babies born with tongue-tie.

The worst of the severe weather in Otago, which caused flooding and left some campers stranded, has now passed.

The 16 protesters at Waikeria Prison have surrendered to authorities after a six-day stand-off, but the Department of Corrections says there was no excuse for their behaviour.

A fourth person has been charged with murder in relation to the death of Christchurch man Kane Alan Wayman.

A woman was arrested in Rotorua last night, accused of pointing a gun at police, stealing a police car, and then crashing it.

There have been 19 new cases reported in New Zealand's managed isolation facilities over the past three days, including six cases of the recently identified UK variant.

MetService is warning of thunderstorms in many parts of the country, and the risk of "large, damaging hail and possibly a small tornado" in eastern parts of the North Island.