Gales blast eastern South Island, lower North Island Easter Sunday and Monday.

She left because of her ex's harassment. But not selling the house may soon prove a costly decision.

The 39-year-old illegal worker escaped custody and appeared in court facing abscondment charges on Saturday morning. Lawyer says drop came after call from "high up".

One person has died following a car versus motorcycle crash in the Bay of Plenty.

GRAPHIC CONTENT: Elliot was 12 when she was sexually assaulted as her mum lay dying in the same house in a quiet Karori cul-de-sac. Now, she and her father speak about that fateful Friday.

The clocks are going back at 3am Sunday as we return to New Zealand Standard Time.

Climate strikers will take to the streets this week with fresh vigour, after last year's marches were cancelled due to Covid-19.

A city councillor has called for a temporary speed limit reduction on the new Northern Corridor so residents can sleep.

Andy Foster says timing and nature of "ill-conceived and inappropriate" meeting between two local body politicians and transport minister needs to be investigated.

Some say Christchurch's $301m cycleways are a gigantic waste of money, but others say the benefits are immense.

For the better part of a year the problem has reportedly been getting worse, but nearby residents say police have been unable to help.

The findings into a January outage where thousands of cubic litres of 'undisinfected wastewater' was discharged into Tītahi Bay are out.

In 2016 Graham Clouston was diagnosed with prostate cancer and given three to five years to live. The five years are up in July.

Three Lotto players will be having an extra special Easter weekend after each winning $333,333 in first division in Saturday’s live draw.

Rescue performed by jet skiers and surfers - five victims, one understood to be a young child in critical condition, in hospital.

Six people were arrested, 10 bikes were seized and impounded, and a number of infringements were issues.

Staff at the Department of Internal Affairs are being reminded how to handle information, after a folder was left on public transport in Wellington.

The library had an emergency closure after reports of a nasty smell and is now shut for further repair.

A student from Auckland didn't want a trip to Disney World, he wanted to meet Jacinda Ardern.

Police have said the woman who died in a crash on State Highway 2 last week was Hawke’s Bay’s Karen Diane Chandler, 67.