Crews battle blaze on container ship
Seventy firefighters are battling a blaze on a container ship at Mount Maunganui.
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Warm and wet weather on way
Warm and wet weather on way
Warmer temperatures are set to hit the country, but the weather is also going to get wetter with warnings in place for parts of the South Island.
Cold remedies recalled for black mould
Cold remedies recalled for black mould
Two cold remedies are being pulled off the shelves, because they contain black mould.
Tourist discovers Bluff signpost wrong
Tourist discovers Bluff signpost wrong
A Scottish tourist has called a bluff, after pointing out the famous signpost in Bluff is all wrong.
15 injured in multiple crash near Taupo
15 injured in multiple crash near Taupo
Fifteen people have been injured - three seriously - and at least one person is trapped after a crash involving a motorbike, three cars, a van and a small truck north of Taupo.
Time to turn clocks forward
Daylight saving begins on Sunday
It's time to start enjoying long summer evenings as Daylight Saving begins this weekend.
Fuel crisis: International flights cancelled
More international flights cancelled
International travelers booked on four flights out of Auckland are the latest victims of the fuel crisis.
Driver dies after car plunges into water
Driver dies after car plunges into water
A person has died after the car they were driving went into the water at a beach in Canterbury.
Searchers in Catlins take break
Searchers in Catlins take break
The search for missing Dunedin man Stephen Lowe will pause today and resume tomorrow after volunteers have spent five days in the Catlins trying to locate him.
Iwi panel for Maori offending
Iwi panel for Maori offending
A new collaborative initiative between southern iwi and police aims to tackle the overrepresentation of Maori offending and imprisonment.
Coleman accused of 'snubbing' sugary drink tax
Coleman accused of 'snubbing' sugary drink tax
Obesity researchers have accused Health Minister Jonathan Coleman of "snubbing" a 10,000-strong petition calling for a sugary drink tax - and their suggestions to make one work.
Kiwi fashion designer convicted of fraud
Kiwi fashion designer convicted of fraud
A high-flying Rotorua fashion designer who this month featured in British Vogue will have to repay nearly $12,000 after being convicted of benefit fraud.
Paula Bennett joins in on the panini love
Paula Bennett joins in on the panini love
Ever since political comedian Tom Sainsbury portrayed Paula Bennett as a "panini and bowl latte lover" in his impersonation, things have gotten a little out of control.
'The year it didn't stop raining'
'The year it didn't stop raining'
In a year of extreme rainfall amounts, a MetService meteorologist is describing 2017 as "the year it didn't stop raining".
Fuel crisis: Photos show damage to pipe
Fuel crisis: Photos show damage to pipe
New photos have been released revealing the damage to the Marsden Point pipeline which has resulted in the Auckland Airport fuel crisis.
Ardern attends grandmother's funeral
Ardern attends grandmother's funeral
Labour leader Jacinda Ardern has travelled to Te Aroha for the funeral of her grandmother, who passed away on Monday night.
One dead after car hits train
One dead after car hits train
A man has died after a collision between his car and train in the North Island this morning.
Police told not to ticket drivers from poorer suburbs
Police told not to ticket drivers from poorer suburbs
Police chiefs have backtracked on an instruction telling officers not to target drivers in Christchurch's eastern suburbs because those motorists could not afford tickets.
Don't come to NZ, British teachers warn
Don't come to NZ, British teachers warn
Two British teachers hired to help fill Auckland's teacher shortage are warning other foreign teachers not to come because of the bureaucratic obstacles to recognising overseas qualifications and experience.
Man on fire outside Parliament dies
Man on fire outside Parliament dies
The man who set himself on fire outside Parliament yesterday has died.