Canterbury combined has more Covid cases than Auckland.

Mark Walter, 62, was due to be sentenced for unlawful hunting yesterday.

Young people struggling with the increased cost of living.

Sue Bradford suffered from bipolar from her late teens.

Retail areas remain quiet and crowds small.

The Power of the Dog was filmed on Philippa Pope's Ida Valley farm.

Ceremonies can take place but organisers are wondering whether anyone will attend.

Daily case numbers reported by schools in Wellington are also up.

Partner and daughter 'adjusting to the sudden shock of life without partner and dad'.

The rāhui will remain in place until 3pm today.

Settled early autumn weather for most, but rainmaker targets soaked east.

Officers were concerned it "would have killed us".

Ryan Tapsell mentioned several times he had videos of his former partner.

Out of prison, Leroy Tairakena's 10-day deviancy spree began at a women's jiu-jitsu class.

Twenty-eight sites priced between $385,000 and $575,000.

The confidence of younger people has fallen sharply as living costs have started to bite.

Debris from the crash is on both the road and the railway tracks.

Roger Clark outlines how dire the financial situation has become at the franchise.

Cries of help did not stop the "cowardly" pack attack of six against one.

The school will become Trinity Catholic College from January 1, 2023.

A 19-year-old man fell from a second storey roof at a Dunedin flat.

"You took my soulmate from me," his wife told the driver.

Police were called to the party on Rattray St after reports of a rubbish fire at 10.20pm.

Celebrity chef Nadia Lim and her husband open store in Arrowtown.

Otago regional councillor posted about 'lovely faces and breasts' - but didn't stop there.

Hope died in Starship children's hospital after her life support was turned off.

The woman crossed double yellow lines in a no-stopping zone.

Everyone on board was in danger after the balloons became pilot-less, TAIC says.