Kiri Allan is out to change the way people view Conservation. She is also driven by a keen sense of mission.

The crash involved a car and a motorbike and happened about 3.55pm between Allandale and Church lanes.

“Thank you so much for your letter. I’m so sorry it has taken a while to get back to you, it's been a busy few months unfortunately," Ardern wrote to the 12-year-old.

Announcement from the Ministry of Health means it's now been six consecutive days without a community case of the virus.

An Ōpōtiki teacher said their principal had her home burgled while they were out helping all their students evacuate during the tsunami alerts.

It was Graeme and Pauline Summerby's dog, Monty, that felt it first. They, along with tens of thousands of others, were rattled from their sleep at 2.30am in what would be the first scare of many during the day.

Aotearoa is two weeks into its largest immunisation programme, with nearly 10,000 border workers vaccinated against Covid-19. Next week, it's their families' turn.

Kul Vant Singh violated the young woman during an intimate exam in a "gross breach of trust".

The shaking continues for some residents in the Bay of Plenty, with further seismic activity expected over the coming weeks.

State housing provider slammed for failing to fix problems, including mould and a blocked toilet, for years.

Nelson Coastguard was only out for a training exercise - it ended up going to the aid of stranded kayakers.

10-year-old Ezra Sangster was one of the youngest people drawing attention to the live export trade at a New Plymouth protest on Saturday.

A motorcyclist has been flown to hospital after a crash at Hāwera.

Workers were stood down on Thursday night after a patient, who had been admitted with respiratory symptoms, tested positive.

Anita Baker says people who think that Transmission Gully would alleviate traffic could be in for a rude awakening after NZTA shelves plans for merging lane.

The person, aged in their 60s, had serious leg injures after the crash at Golden Bay.

Contact tracers don't visit people's homes and only do phone interviews, Government says, after the existence of a lodger at the Auckland home of cases M and N was revealed.

Investigators are probing how the home came to be alight early on Saturday morning.

Two of Christchurch’s prominent leaders share their experiences as members of the LGBTQIA+ community and explain why celebrating pride is still so important.

A person has died after a single-vehicle crash occurred north of Warkworth, late on Saturday evening.