The former mayor and MP would not give himself permission to be unwell.

It's a horizontal line that does and means a lot.

Contractors are working on repairs to the road through Marainanga Gorge.

Police found the person seriously injured at a Feilding property.

The man was reported missing on March 11.

Footage of latest flyover of new highway to replace gorge road released.

Half of the rescues were rural and farming accidents.

The trustees said the principal gave consistently excellent service to tamariki.

A month after Gabrielle, SH5 is still closed to the public, but a breakthrough is here.

Police were notified of the crash about 9pm.

A man is accused of attempting to kill his wife by driving their car off a cliff.

Some rural communities in the Tararua District are still cut off.

Some roads to be closed overnight.

A 31-year-old man and a 36-year-old man were taken into custody.

Opinion: We are still a long way from all of us having the same opportunities.

Organisers of the European Settlers Day event on Waitangi Day pull the plug.

Four kura keen to develop self-determined education for tamariki.

Regular rapid antigen testing, social distancing and face masks return to facility.

OPINION: The sacred river can ensure intergenerational prosperity for the region.

That's not a bug, it's a feature.

Small Dannevirke school Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Tamaki-Nui-a-Rua celebrates big milestone.

But rain and frost warnings for some parts of the country.

He appeared in Masterton District Court and was remanded in custody to reappear on Friday.

The tenant alleged a leaky gas heater had caused her and her children to become ill.

Police want to speak to anyone who may have witnessed and filmed the burglaries.

The former motel manager told the ERA Michelle Smith was very hard to get along with.

The UV Reactor control unit at the Pongaroa water plant 'failed', the council said.

Meet Zakk Rokkanno, running for Palmerston North City Council.