Neighbours have described their shock and sadness at the death of a woman at a property in rural Canterbury.

Duty-free tobacco sales in NZ international airports means up to $96m of tax revenue has not made it to key parts of the country’s health system, including programmes aimed at reducing smoking, new research shows.

Tearful mourners have gathered on Auckland's domain this evening to remember one of the teens missing after a landslide at Mt Maunganui.

A man wanted by police is believed to be in the Southern District, possibly in Dunedin.

A woman died after being dropped from a hospital stretcher at Whangārei Hospital, a coroner has found.