An Auckland recycling plant that burnt down on the city's North Shore last night is calling on donations from the public to support staff and replace essential equipment.

The father of the US student who died after being attacked at a bus stop says it's "such a waste" of a gifted person's life.

New Zealand Food Safety is recalling a range of frozen anchovies after detecting marine biotoxin in the product.

Water in a central Auckland fountain was dyed red early this morning in what appeared to be a protest coinciding with Anzac Day.

Stanley Welch reflected on his time in World War II, living in London during the Blitz, and his encounter with former US president Dwight D Eisenhower.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has spoken at the Anzac Day dawn service in Gallipoli, Turkey.

Police have cordoned off a cul-de-sac after a man was critically injured overnight in Henderson.

Firefighters were left stranded high above a huge blaze at a recycling plant when their aerial firefighting truck broke down, a union says.

Here are some of the best photos from dawn services across Aotearoa honouring servicemen who fought and died in war.

After two decades of silence, the historic Soldiers' Block at Queen Mary Hospital in Hanmer Springs reopened on Anzac Day.

Award-winning musician Celine Wu has graced the stage of New York's Carnegie Hall but come Anzac Day you will find her at home.

Fire crews are damping down flare ups at a recycling centre in Auckland's North Shore.

Three people have been arrested overnight as police enforce the Gang Conflict Warrant in the Eastern District.

For Christchurch man Tremaine Te Kira, Anzac Day is a day not just to remember those lost in the past, but also recent friends and colleagues.

At least two dozen people died after gunmen opened fired on tourists near Pahalgam in the Himalayas.

Police say they were called about 6.45pm after a vehicle left Papakura-Clevedon Road.

A boil water notice for Greymouth and the surrounding areas has been lifted, more than two weeks after it was put in place.