As Cardinal John Dew shuts the church doors for the last time, a hush falls over the congregation. It's a solemn way to end 113 years of services.

A diversion is in place at Mohaka Coach Road and police are yet to provide information on any injuries.

Nearby resident heard three loud bangs then screaming before a person died at a Otāhuhu address.

The 111-year-old Waiau Lodge Hotel was severely damaged, but still standing, after a 2016 earthquake. A large fire has now ruined restoration hopes.

An "altercation" between a Timaru homeowner and a man suspected of breaking into the house left the would-be burglar needing hospital treatment.

A person has been taken to hospital with moderate injuries after a go-kart rolled at the Ellesmere Speedway in rural Canterbury.

The body found near a stream on Thursday is Bir Bahadur Poudel​, a 69-year-old missing since October.

David Seymour wants teachers to be rewarded for excellence, rather than years on the job.

Lucia Pfisterer felt deceived by the company she hired to resolve an insurance stalemate over her quake-damaged home, but her compensation claims have been rejected.

Northland, Bay of Plenty and the East Coast are expected to feel the brunt of a low-pressure system forecast to linger for much of the week.

A number of speciality outpatient clinics are being cancelled and Waikato DHB bosses are still asking people to only go to the Emergency Department for emergencies.

A person with life-threatening injuries was taken to Wellington Hospital and has since been airlifted to Middlemore Hospital.

The father of a young daughter suffered critical injuries in an alleged Auckland brawl.

Police appealed for sightings of 56-year-old Mathew Tihi after he discharged himself from hospital on Friday.

Rich and poor alike have been left gasping for breath outside overflowing hospitals amidst India’s Covid-19 outbreak.

Moves are afoot to improve disc golf safety after a walker struck by a projectile at a Christchurch park received a serious facial injury.

Lachie Jones would have turned six on Monday. Police are still investigating his death three years after his body was found in Gore's wastewater ponds.

There are 18 new cases of Covid-19 recorded in central Fiji, the biggest increase since the pandemic began in March 2020.

Taranaki emergency services were called to two crashes in the space of minutes, with one resulting in moderate injuries.

Ivy Smith spots an animal intruder in the yard eating leaves and tells her mum there's a goat outside – but also uses an expletive starting with 'f' ... twice.