Results from last night's Lotto draw.

A former prison guard who murdered his childhood friend will have his appeal against conviction and sentence heard later this year.

The Northland property where a woman was mauled to death by dogs had been visited by Animal Control officers four times, including the day before the attack.

NZ First leader Winston Peters has been accused of "pure racism" in Parliament by Labour leader Chris Hipkins.

A mother accused of medically abusing her child "wanted to be seen as the medical mother of a sick child", the Crown has alleged.

The government is seeking advice on whether to bring in a toll on the existing Auckland Harbour Bridge, to help pay for a second Waitematā Harbour crossing.

A washout at a single lane bridge has cut off several settlements in southern Wairarapa, including Lake Ferry and Cape Palliser.

Tempers have flared at a packed public meeting over the meltdown at Wellington's Moa Point sewage treatment plant.