But Chris Hipkins remains sceptical about closing the border to high-risk countries such as the UK and US.

The skipper of the Kwela made contact with police on Tuesday afternoon, after last being in contact while 'in difficulty' in Fitzroy Bay.

John Royce McVicar stabbed his mother's dog and threatened to do the same to her, before settling down to watch TV.

One woman woke to find a man standing at the end of her bed while the other found him in the hallway.

Walter Toby was performing an indecent act in his car, before a woman interrupted and he offered her a ride home.

The mother of three was beaten, strangled, dragged by her hair, held at knife point and threatened with an axe by her former partner.

A street sweeper and a freight truck collided early Tuesday morning, leaving one person dead.

The injured have been taken by helicopters to Wellington Hospital, while motorists are encouraged to be patient after lengthy closure.

The Covid minister was told accommodating all community cases in managed isolation and quarantine facilities was "unlikely to be sustainable”.

Police and NZ Defence Force officers have removed a grenade from an Avonhead property, after it was discovered to be inert.

After a blaze spread asbestos through a street, a woman grabbed a bag of clothes and her laptop and moved into her parents' barn. She's still there.

A tourist left a scathing review for his restaurant during its busiest period. The owner couldn't let it slide.

Mobile data services dropped out across the country, but Vodafone says they should now be restored — and if not, reboot your phone.

Gus, a 10-week-old puppy, was taken from animal rescue charity's van - but has now been returned.

The Court of Appeal has cleared the way for a class action in Christchurch to proceed.

The house on a former factory site had holes, mould and a rotting window frame. But the landlord mooted bumping up the rent.

Firm headed by prominent Christchurch lawyer Grant Cameron failed to file documents in a High Court earthquake claim.

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A chronic shortage of GPs in rural areas has left doctors facing burn-out as overseas staff are put off by MIQ costs.

Police believe a second altercation took place in Northland before 22-year-old Bram Willems was allegedly murdered.