New Zealanders are losing six-figure sums to scammers pretending to offer anything from jobs to cryptocurrency investments and technology support.

Testing has found asbestos in multiple Kmart Magic Sand products, prompting warnings that people should "stop using them immediately".

Four people, including three children, have died in a house fire in the town of Sanson, Manawatū's mayor has confirmed.

A man lay dead on the deck of his home for up to 14 days before he was discovered by the police, who arrived at the address on an unrelated matter.

One person is dead and two people are injured after a four-wheel-drive rolled on Tokerau Beach in the Far North last night.

A specialist multi-agency family violence unit was unaware a man had been in a relationship with a woman he harassed and stalked before fatally stabbing her 55 times.