An investigation is under way to determine the cause of a fire in Lyttelton that left tenants of two social housing units in alternative accommodation.

Police inquiries have confirmed a prolific conman has fled the country, skipping a court appearance for breaching his release conditions.

The update comes as the pause on quarantine-free travel between NZ and NSW is due to be lifted on Sunday night.

Women will be able to do tests for cervical cancer within two years, and also have to be tested, and they will only need to be done every five years.

Investigation after Wellington train chugs down wrong track.

Temperatures soared above average for this time of year in many parts of the country, but the good weather is not expected to last.

Moves to tackle New Zealand’s housing supply problem won’t show results right away, but experts say the supply-demand equation will improve - eventually.

The person was taken to hospital from Tilbury Ave at 10.30pm on Saturday, while police made an arrest six-minutes later.

Hydrologist Earl Bardsley believes Lake Onslow may remain the only viable plan to cope with the threat of more 'dry year' power crises.

Former teammates and colleagues pay tribute to Silver Fern legend and Hamilton councillor Margaret Forsyth during packed memorial service.

The brother of Beauden, Scott and Jordie Barrett played in his 100th match for the Coastal premier rugby team on Saturday.

The Government has spent more than $6 million bringing home New Zealanders who were stranded overseas at the start of the pandemic.

A car weaving in and out of traffic on an Auckland motorway crashed into a sedan at high speed at an off-ramp, spun 360 degrees and hit a traffic light.

Lucia Bernards has taken out the national title at the Race Unity Speech Awards, with a speech calling for a race relations strategy in schools.

Auckland's fourth large-scale vaccination clinic to open this week in a former Warehouse store in a North Shore shopping centre.

Hayley Jordan is working hard to get out of debt, so that she can travel the world before she can't.

Perlina Lau, Anna Burns-Francis and Duncan Garner write about what Mother's Day means to them.

A two-hour written exam, a blind whisky tasting, and a cocktail-making round inspired by lockdown challenged constestants over the two-day competiton.

Chastity,13, was last seen around 5.45pm on Saturday, in Dey St, Hamilton East.

Reported family harm incidents in Southland are rising, figures show, and meth use has been linked to the problem.