Special exemption places set aside for travel back from the Australian state are full, according to MBIE.

A woman who "liked to help people" was raped and strangled by a man she picked up hitch-hiking in north Taranaki.

State Highway 1 between Kaiwaka and Te Hana is expected to be closed for some time.

ANZ says Reserve Bank has to hike rates as soon as possible after "monstrous" inflation leap, Grant Robertson calls it an "unexpected development".

CCTV footage shows Sandy Calkin walking along the Wellington waterfront a short time after he left his friends on Courtenay Place on Saturday, around 1am.

The man, who was shot in the shoulder after allegedly holding a gun to two people's heads, will appear in court on Saturday.

A neighbour said the first burst of gunfire was “like a rapid succession of fireworks”, followed by another series of shots.

A person has died after suffering a medical event and crashing into a bridge, blocking part of a major Christchurch road for several hours.

Juan Marsh and Curtis Wealleans left Brendon Ross bleeding to death on his kitchen floor after stabbing him with a knife and smashing his ribs with a hammer.

A teenage girl told Stacy Karl Wheat his abuse ruined her childhood and left her a different person than she was before.

There will be little relief for residents on the West Coast as heavy rain, flooding and strong winds are expected to persist.

Brian David McConachie is serving a life sentence for murdering Irina Scantee in Paraparaumu in August 2019.

Flooding has forced dozens of residents in low-lying parts of Westport to leave their homes, while others are preparing grab bags in case the situation worsens overnight.

West Coast man Petre Kalinowski allegedly spent nearly two years falsifying motorbike licences for gang members throughout the country.

Hastings protest organiser says NZ will be next Zimbabwe or Venezuela if we're not careful.

A section of SH1 between Kaiwaka and Te Hana is closed following a serious crash.

The harbourmaster is figuring out how to guide the ship into port while a quarantine wing of a hotel is being prepped for the mariners' expected arrival on Sunday.

Christchurch's flooded CBD basements remain a mystery. But a 2017 report backs claims that a new building heating system could be the culprit.

“It just means maybe they can live a little better,” Amalgamated Workers Union assistant secretary Lindsay Chappell says of the increase.

Hundreds of farmers and supporters gathered at the Ascot Park race course to support the Groundswell NZ protest.