NZ Herald

A man accused of disorderly conduct outside Christchurch's Al Noor mosque shooting scene has pleaded with a judge to be allowed inside the building to pray.

Ardmore Flying School has confirmed the names of the pilots who died in a small plane crash in the Kaimanawa Ranges. They were Zakir Ali Parkar and Pete Callagher.

Police are investigating after a two-year-old girl was found dead on tidal flat in the small Bay of Plenty town of Little Waihi.

Three-year-old Mucaad Ibrahim, the youngest victim of the Christchurch mosque attacks, has been farewelled at a mass burial.

Uber is bringing its e-scooter brand to New Zealand - one of two companies to be part of a trial in Wellington - and the other one's not Lime.

COMMENT: After this terrible tragedy, let's be honest, for once. White supremacy is a part of us, a dark power in the land. In its soft version, it looks bland and reasonable, writes Dame Anne Salmond.

The Prime Minister's Office says it received a copy of a "manifesto" from the alleged Christchurch mosque terror gunman less than 10 minutes before the attacks began. The death toll has risen to 50.

A member of the public denied entry to Christchurch District Court says he wanted to get in and "knife" the man accused of the deadly terror attack at mosques.

Travel agents in NZ are fielding a growing number of calls from worried passengers affected by Boeing 737 Max groundings, and warn most insurance policies don't cover any disruption.

Aucklanders are warned to be alert to possible measles symptoms, with two cases identified in the region this month. They are not linked to the Canterbury outbreak.