Phillip Gordon Pullar's body has been found following a search and rescue operation to find a light aircraft that went missing overnight.

A Dad who smacked his son with a leather belt thought he had avoided the anti-smacking law by getting agreement to the punishment but a jury disagreed.

Friday morning may be another chaotic day for commuters as crews work to fix sinkhole of Jervois Quay.

House consents are reaching levels which could surpass their 1970s heyday - and that means they are “continuing to defy gravity”, an economist says.

Chris Hipkins says the routine test has shown the mother of a recent Auckland case has tested positive for coronavirus.

In November, there was "no interest" in a Māori ward. Now, one is "long overdue".

The 44-year-old, a seasonal worker from Vanuatu, had arrived in NZ earlier that day.

Dyllan Rowe has a warrant for arrest and should not be approached, police say.

A Canterbury businessman’s name will be kept secret permanently after he caused a crash that killed a 34-year-old husband and father.

A 51-year-old man was charged with murder on Thursday after a body was found last month at Omanawa.

Parents, teachers and children awaited the all clear while police searched for an offender with a gun.

A man facing two charges, one of bigamy and another of obtaining by deception, has been found fit to plead, but cannot be named for legal reasons.

Christchurch City Council is refusing demands by football authorities to write a blank cheque in order to host games for the Women’s World Cup 2023.

Miss Taranaki 2021 contestants have just raised more than $16,000 for the Taranaki Rescue Helicopter.

Toxic smoke has been billowing around Amberley in North Canterbury for a week, but information about the risk to neighbours has been limited.

"I regret that I lost my rag": Tairua boatie says he was concerned for his life.

Auckland restaurant linked to community Covid-19 cases, and those near it, have "next to no customers" despite deep cleaning and negative tests.

Foriegn Minister Nanaia Mahuta has detailed her indigenous view of New Zealand's foreign policy in her first big speech to foreign diplomats.

The man fell while painting a roof, his business partner said.

The crash caused traffic to come to a standstill for about 10 minutes.