It will be “quite a period of time” before the tyres can be removed from the site, Fire and Emergency NZ says.

Former mayor Justin Lester says Wellington's crumbling water pipe network is the result of a "gross failure of local government management".

Prospective members of a landlord group are told they can get a discount on the membership fee if they add two tenants' names to the blacklist.

Australian officials want to see more results from testing after New Zealand's latest community Covid cases and will review the situation on Sunday.

A 61-year-old is counting himself "very lucky" and hopes his scare can serve as a warning to holidaymakers to be extra cautious this long weekend.

Four people have been flown to hospital after a jet boat crash near Glenorchy.

Emergency services rushed to a beach at Eastbourne, Wellington, on Saturday morning.

Consumers warned 13 salads may have been contaminated.

Eric Watson is broke, but still managing to get around on a private jet.

Members say leaders are making "unconstitutional" changes, particularly regarding how money will be handled.

The pair were located at the beach near Seadown, north of Timaru.

Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of Phillip Tipa in Hamilton on Friday.

After a few days of jangled nerves, there continue to be no new cases of Covid-19 in the community.

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is investigating how much diesel was spilled into the Tauranga Harbour.

Temperatures across Aotearoa are “pretty mild” with much of the North Island in the mid- to high-20Cs and much of the South Island in the low-20Cs.

Operators of the cruise ship turned away by immigration are plotting their next move.

Half-eaten food and other items were found in the attic where the man had stayed, before falling through the ceiling and escaping by jumping 3 metres from a window.

“I think people are just happy to have something to do in this Covid world," the event's managing director says.

The approval means Trev Ponting will be able to come to New Zealand with his young family to see his parents before he dies.

Australia's acting chief medical officer says with Covid-tests still pending after community cases in Auckland, more time is needed.