Police were armed as a precaution.

He was previously jointly charged with money laundering $200,500.

Ricky Sheridan was charged with threatening to kill his neighbour, and first cousin.

Vaccine passes have been required since early December for elected officials

Police waiting for group of seven's return from trip in the headwaters of Lake Wānaka.

The finalists have been revealed, but who will you vote for as the country's number one?

Martin Frost originally faced 13 charges.

One crash was in central Otago and the other in Canterbury.

The driver of a light truck died at the scene.

The boy's injuries include fractures to the hips, ribs, sternum, sternal and spine.

Dog walker uncovers sinister surprise at shallow stream crossing.

Police and Christchurch City Council staff have met to debate how to stop the church.

Emergency services were called to two separate incidents overnight.

'Blanket lowering of speed limits will go down badly,' says Gore Mayor Tracy Hicks.

Antarctica is now more connected than ever which is bad news for its fragile ecosystem.

Motorbikes and chanting are reportedly taking over their streets each weekend.

Largest average growth in price was in a centre outside of Auckland.

Driver who killed two Canterbury sisters in crash sentenced after earlier guilty pleas.

It took eight hours for fire crews to extinguish the blaze.

Our national carrier's latest in-flight instructional video is instantly forgettable.

Port Chalmers hopes for a peaceful solution to a long-running noise problem.

Plumes of smoke can be seen in the city.

The bill is to cover costs incurred during three protests last year.

Cecile Riviere was on the wrong side of the road when her van hit a ute head-on.

The baby died on January 2 and to date no charges have been laid

It follows the discovery of the first set of remains last Thursday.

Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki hits back after Chch event leads to police inquiry.