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Scale of flood damage on east coast starting to sink in

Flood damage in Punaruku, Te Araroa on the East Coast. Photo: Supplied

Scale of flood damage on east coast starting to sink in

Local authorities say the adrenaline has worn off and in its place is the scale of the damage in flood-hit communities on the North Island's east coast.

Pressure grows to fix 111 emergency call system

Police lack an overall digital evidence handling system, and, so far, the funding to get one....

Pressure grows to fix 111 emergency call system

Scrutiny has again come on the 111 emergency call system, which still runs on an operating model set up in 1958.

Scores evacuated after fresh slip in Tauranga

A police cordon at the corner of Sandhurst St and Truman lane, Mangatawa. Photo: LAUREN CRIMP /...

Scores evacuated after fresh slip in Tauranga

Tauranga City Council has evacuated residents in an area of Pāpāmoa, where a slip poses a risk to life and property.

'Process' needed before acquitted Dunedin priest relicensed

'Process' needed before acquitted Dunedin priest relicensed

A priest and former lawyer accused of child-sex charges has cleared his name in court but the Anglican Church says he will not yet be relicensed.

Green MP Celia Wade-Brown leaving politics

Celia Wade-Brown is retiring from politics after a career in the Wellington region spanning...

Green MP Celia Wade-Brown leaving politics

One of the Wellington region’s longest-serving politicians and best-known environmentalists is leaving politics later this year.

Winter storm kills dozens; US still in grip of bitter cold

A man shovels snow near the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Photo: Reuters

Winter storm kills dozens; US still in grip of bitter cold

At least 38 people across 14 states have died from a powerful winter storm that left much of the central and eastern US gripped by snow and ice.

Judith Collins retiring as MP for law role

First elected in 2002, Judith Collins is one of the most experienced MPs in the government and is taking up the role of Law Commission president.

Mystery knockers vanish into Dunedin night

Mystery knockers vanish into Dunedin night

Reports of knocking and mystery figures disappearing into the night had Dunedin police chasing shadows last night.

How a Christchurch priest was revealed as sexually abusing boys

St Bede's College Fr Rowan Donoghue arrives at Christchurch District Court for an appearance...

How a Christchurch priest was revealed as sexually abusing boys

More than two decades after departing St Bede's College Fr Rowan Donoghue was unmasked as sexually abusing boys in his care.

Evidence contradicts US immigration officials' accounts

Top immigration officials in the US have repeatedly made statements after violent encounters involving federal agents - including two recent fatal shootings - later contradicted by evidence, Reuters reports.

Two killed in chopper crash near Wellington

Police guard near the scene of the crash. Photo: RNZ

Two killed in chopper crash near Wellington

A man who discovered a body in "unrecognisable" wreckage of a crashed helicopter says he was checking for vital signs as a rescue chopper arrived.

Dunedin professor abandons Cook St Swim

Dunedin's David Hutchinson has abandoned his bid to swim across Cook Strait after setting out this morning.

E-scooter rider hit by train named

The crash happened at the Lincoln Rd level crossing in Addington on Friday. Photo: Geoff Sloan

E-scooter rider hit by train named

The man who died after being struck by a train while riding an e-scooter at a level crossing in Christchurch has been named.

Police didn't go to campground after disorder call

A gazebo was erected on the Mt Maunganui slip site on Monday afternoon. Photo: RNZ

Police didn't go to campground after disorder call

Police say they didn't tend the Mt Maunganui campground after receiving a call about a disorder incident referencing a potential landslip hours before a deadly landslide.

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Flying flag for hatching of 1000th albatross

The 1000th albatross chick (also below) to hatch at Taiaroa Head held by Doc ranger Scott Latimer...

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Flying flag for hatching of 1000th albatross

Dunedin's mayor says she will raise a flag to mark the 1000th chick to be hatched at Taiaroa Head and celebrate the city as an "icon of wildlife throughout the world".

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Ong’s complaint ‘insufficient’

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Ong’s complaint ‘insufficient’

An 11th-hour discussion with an independent investigator could determine whether a Dunedin city councillor’s complaint about "discriminatory remarks" goes any further.