The inmate was caught trying to smuggle the drugs into prison after compassionate leave.

Pupils will study from home for the remainder of the school term.

NZ Super teams up with renewable energy investment giant.

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

Kapakapanui Track is a challenging but stunning day hike, just 10 minutes from Waikanae.

After years of breaches, Keith Holswich is fed up with the polluting composter.

More than two weeks on, a realtor, midwife and project manager open up.

It will allow more schools to stay safe and open through the Omicron peak, Hipkins says.

The grounds have been closed for two weeks.

"We can't change the pandemic, we can only change how we respond to it."

Holidaymakers' Awakino baches were looted during a Covid-19 level 3 restriction.

When the driver looked up he saw the man and slammed on his brakes, but he was too late.

Mayor Alex Beijen is concerned about the effects the mandate is having on the community.

Taranaki 19-year-old avoids conviction but disqualified from driving for a year.

That brings the number of active community cases across the country to 11,601.

Ngāti Maika sees the decision as "an acknowledgment and tribute to our tupuna".

The woman spent someone else's money, and stole meat. But she wasn't entirely to blame.

Brent Davies has always wanted to catch a fish from his deck, on Tuesday he gave it a go.

The vehicle was shunted from the building and suspended metres above the footpath.

The man said the violence was out of character and described himself as a "protector".

Most of the power should be restored to the remaining homes today.

Police located a female with moderate injuries while four people were arrested.

Wild weather caused havoc across the country - now the clean-up has started.

The equivalent of one Kiwi city's population got their booster over 28 hours.

The judge "nursed" the man to treatment through the sentences he imposed. It failed.

Yesterday there was a record number of casess.