The husband of a woman who was 40 weeks pregnant and in hospital with concerns about her unborn baby tried reaching the midwife on a phone next to her bed.
The trial of a man accused of murdering a promising young rugby league player has heard the men were would-be sheep rustlers who fell out ahead of the fatal attack.
The family of Te Anihana Pomana have criticised the issuing of a police media release announcing the discovery of a body before formal identification had been made.
The heat looks set to go on in parts of the South this week, including Dunedin, where temperatures are expected to hit the mid to upper 20s in coming days.
As New Zealand gets set to rollout roadside drug testing, an Australian expert says it's a scattergun approach that doesn't reliably pick up impairment.
All three-storey homes, and any alterations costing $100,000 or more, will be required to get a home warranty under indemnity changes under the Building Act.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the government is a strong, stable coalition despite a public stoush between the leaders of the minor parties, ACT and New Zealand First.
Police wanted a trucker, who was jailed for three years for manslaughter on Thursday, to lose his operating licence years before his dodgy truck rolled backwards, fatally hitting a roadworker.
A Christchurch woman with dozens of dishonesty convictions stole thousands of dollars from a Pacific healthcare provider - then tried to blame it on a colleague.