Schools are putting vaping detectors in bathrooms as New Zealand battles what the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation calls a youth vaping epidemic.

Jesse Kempson is appealing two sentences he received after killing Grace Millane, arguing two women exaggerated their experiences with him.

A patched Head Hunters gang member who once considered himself "the most wanted man in New Zealand" after opening fire in the lobby of a five-star Auckland hotel around checkout time has admitted the offence.

Mortgage advisors are recommending people consider what they can afford when locking in a fixed term mortgage.

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown is calling on transport agencies and the government to move to an "emergency footing" to maintain public transport services.

Whakatāne Police have spoken out against median barriers between Whakatāne and Awakeri and say Waka Kotahi is listening, however, others feel they are not.

State Highway 1 at Johnsonville, north of Wellington, is closed after a northbound crash between multiple cars.

Trampers can now walk the Abel Tasman Coast track in full, after significant work was done to repair the damage caused by severe rain.

The University of Canterbury has put support services in place, saying it understands one of its students has died.

Rotorua residents say the concession of more emergency housing contracts will take a toll on the community.

Police say they could not have anticipated a stabbing despite multiple emergency calls in the lead up to the event - and the police watchdog agrees.

Another Gloriavale man jailed for child sex offences can now be named, after losing a High Court fight to keep his identity a secret.

Eighteen months after a Wellington roadworker was ploughed down from behind by a runaway truck in Ngauranga Gorge, the highway contractor was still petitioning the regulator to do more.

Motorists are being asked to avoid Halswell Junction Road in Christchurch after a serious crash involving a cyclist.

A Christchurch woman says the housing agency broke a promise to only house tenants with unblemished records in her neighbourhood.

Severe rain warnings are being issued for parts of the South Island with flooding and slips possible in some areas.

A flight school in Whanganui is expecting to more than double its number of trainee pilots within the next year.

The final phase of the new telehealth service will expand access to safe abortions for people who live in remote areas or are in financial hardship, abortion rights advocates say.