Firefighters are fighting a large scrub fire covering a hillside area of about 400 metres by 400m in South Wairarapa.

The owner says the rubble is staying, but the neighbours want it gone.

Traffic heading back to Auckland and Wellington isn't expected to ease until after 8pm on Monday.

Payments will go to employers with staff self-isolating after a Covid-19 test.

Four men have been arrested after a scuffle broke out between rival gang members and one pulled out a gun at an Invercargill tavern on Saturday night.

A passing boatie pulled the crew to safety after their waka started taking on water caused by the wake of other boats.

Laura Peacock will tackle the first and hardest ascent at 8am. From then on it's all go until noon the following day.

Police have removed the body from the water at Westmere Creek and work to identify the deceased is ongoing.

A descendant of Te Aro pā Māori says the story of the central city park cannot be told without telling the story of the pā.

Construction was completed in October, but Jing Zhang is still stuck paying for rent and storage as she can't legally move into her new house.

A married man got a second wife in India and fathered a child to her, before leaving her behind and returning to New Zealand.

Five people are in hospital following a large brawl in Hastings on Monday.

Fashion designer Karen Walker is defending its Runaway Girl branding, after social media users claimed it looked too similar to American artist Kara Walker’s designs.

More New Zealanders need to improve their digital skills, as workforce shortages are exacerbated by Covid-19 border closures, new research shows.

Two Christchurch city councillors want the proposed design of the Wheels to Wing cycleway scrapped, but others say the move is “political grandstanding”.

Instead of rings, New Plymouth MP Glen Bennett and school teacher Jon O’Neill exchanged a traditional Māori cloak at their wedding at Parliament on Monday.

The occupiers of Marukaikuru Shelly Bay opened the gates to hundreds of people on Monday to show them what they stand for.

The male rider crashed off the road in Horowhenua after losing control of the bike.

A Southland contractor says there is a rise in motorists speeding, not paying attention to stop/go signs and abusing road workers.

St John in Southland has reported an increase calls in mental health/suicide attempts in 2020, the year of the Covid-19 pandemic.