'NZ stands with you': Vigil held for landslide victims
More than 1000 people have attended a community vigil at Coronation Park in Tauranga this evening in the wake of the Mt Maunganui landslide.
Plant stench draws hundreds of complaints
Wastewater plant stench draws hundreds of complaints in four days
A putrid stench lingering in Christchurch's eastern suburbs from the city's wastewater treatment plant is expected to persist for at least another week.
Govt announces two new specialist schools
Govt announces two new specialist schools for children with high needs
The government has announced funding for two news specialist schools, catering for children with high needs and disabilities.
Swedish landslide victim 'loved New Zealand'
Second Mount Maunganui landslide victim formally identified
A 20-year-old Swedish tourist is the second victim of the fatal Mount Maunganui landslide to be formally identified.
'Huge challenges' to reconnect communities after storms: PM
'Huge challenges' to reconnect communities after storms: PM
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has indicated reconnecting some isolated North Island communities could take up to six months.
Massive IT outage at North Island hospitals blamed on govt cuts
Massive IT outage at North Island hospitals blamed on govt cuts
The PSA is blaming a massive IT outage at hospitals in Auckland and Northland on cuts to Health NZ's digital team.
Motorcyclist dead after Canterbury highway crash
Motorcyclist dead after Canterbury highway crash
A motorcyclist is dead after a crash with a car on a Canterbury highway today.
Slip concerns halt Mt Maunganui recovery again
Slip concerns halt Mt Maunganui recovery again
Rescue efforts at Mount Maunganui following a deadly slip have been paused for a second time.
Carbon target tougher after 900,000-tonne miscalculation
Carbon target tougher after 900,000-tonne miscalculation
A miscalculation has left New Zealand with less wiggle-room to meet all of its planned greenhouse gas savings.
Pest control workers killed in chopper crash
Pest control workers killed in chopper crash
Two people who died in a helicopter crash near Wellington were pest control contractors working on Transmission Gully.
Man swept away in river found by family
Man swept away in river found by family
There was three days of dedicated searching by authorities, but eventually it was Tekanimaeu Arobati's family that found him.
Quarter of Kiwis have trust issues with police: poll
Quarter of Kiwis have trust issues with police: poll
A quarter of New Zealanders say they have little or no trust in the police, new polling shows, but most people's positions were not rattled by the recent Jevon McSkimming scandal.
October storm payout set to climb to $50m
October storm payout set to climb to $50m: Insurer
The storm that lashed Canterbury, Otago and Southland in October has resulted in the second-most claims for an event in rural insurer FMG's 120-year history.
Lotto 2555
Lotto 2555
Results from last night's Lotto draw.
First landslide victim formally identified
First Mount Maunganui landslide victim formally identified
One of the victims of the deadly Mount Maunganui landslide has been formally identified, on what would have been his 16th birthday.
New Zealander loses leg after fighting in Ukraine
New Zealander loses leg after fighting in Ukraine
A New Zealander who was severely injured while fighting in Ukraine said he sang the national anthem to keep himself going as he was rescued.
Scale of flood damage on east coast starting to sink in
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
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
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.
Two killed in chopper crash near Wellington
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.