Caitlin Blanch is still missing after she was last seen getting off a school bus in Central Otago on Tuesday morning.

A bare patch of earth among mānuka and flowering heather marked the spot where the skeletal remains of Ricky Wang lay hidden.

Joel Linwood, on the run for cutting off his ankle bracelet, disappeared two weeks ago after flipping a truck and running into a flooded paddock.

Between now and the end of the year, more than 2 million Kiwis in group 4 will be invited to get jabbed. So when and how can you book?

Heather Foote, a mother of four who had worked for a fireworks company, was rushed to hospital on Tuesday. Her house is now being forensically examined by police.

Former UN Development Programme head and ex-Prime Minister Helen Clark says the UN is involved in the NZ Government's U-turn to welcome a mercy flight for a Covid case from Fiji.

Te Papa was evacuated after a suspicious item was found on Thursday but a search later revealed it was not dangerous.

A Kiwi entertainer is charged alongside gang members after a sting described by police as the “world’s most sophisticated law enforcement action”.

Residents of Cockle Bay, east Auckland, convened a public meeting to discuss ways of stopping dangerous drivers.

Authorities say coastal flooding is not expected in New Zealand following a large 8.2 quake off the Alaskan coast, but other tsunami effects are still being assessed.

Strikes are expected in August and September after the deal worth $408 million over 27 months was rejected by union members.

Children are like "a barometer for stress in the household", one clinical psychologist says, with younger and younger children displaying signs of anxiety.

Caleb Isaacs, 28, is keen to bring vitality back to the Coastal ward, while Andre Hopman is banking on his 35 years as a local business owner.

New tenants for Invercargill’s multimillion dollar CBD development, including Life Pharmacy, Glassons and Australian surfwear brand Amazon, have been announced as the site officially ticks over the halfway point of construction.

Official Assignee steps in for bankrupt fraudster in filmmaker's case for justice.

A Manawatū man who stole and sold guns passing through a depot is trying to help police find the missing weapons.

The nation-wide bowel screening programme has picked up more than 1000 cancers in the past four years, but Bowel Cancer New Zealand says its age limit should be lowered.

The Government says it will open up another 500 rooms in managed isolation hotels for New Zealanders that are stranded in a locked down New South Wales.

Sally Prendergast couldn't bear to watch as her daughter raced towards Olympic gold, despite the rowing pair being overwhelming favourites.

The 33-year-old was charged with several offences including committing an act of cruelty on an animal and failing to comply with a Covid-19 noticed direction.