Some of the 714 individuals whose personal information could have been viewed by others in the Covid-19 vaccination booking system are "understandably upset".

A Ngāi Tahu organisation is hiring 10 young people to train up as future leaders and problem solvers.

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Waitomo and Taranaki.

A buried message in a bottle has been unearthed, but decoding it took a Facebook post.

Police were called to the prison at about 1.15pm on Sunday after assault between two inmates.

The post-mortem of a person, believed to be missing man Raymond Horn, is expected to be done on Monday, detective Alun​ Griffiths says.

Recovery efforts over more than two decades have seen the iconic North Island kōkako brought back from the brink of extinction.

There are no new cases in the community, as testing continues for guests who left the Grand Mecure MIQ facility.

An appeal by convicted drug smuggler Karel Sroubek against his deportation will be heard in July.

Court battles, fights over iwi representation and a hīkoi to Parliament have ended on the beach at Kennedy Point, where protesters are vowing not to leave.

A person recieved serious injuries after the incident in Bayview.

Five helicopters were helping to tackle the 300ha fire, which has been burning since Friday.

Triathlon organisers say support from the Taranaki community "has been amazing”.

The 19-year-old is known to regularly visit libraries throughout Hutt Valley, particularly Naenae Library.

The child died surrounded by family at Starship Hospital in Auckland, where she had been since the crash on Tuesday.

Emergency services have attended a crash that has seen power lines dangle on State Highway 3 north of New Plymouth.

The festival has not taken over the street for the past two years, with director Gerry Paul saying it was emotional to be back

Police warn that poor weather could lead to road closures on the main road between Christchurch and Greymouth.

More than 50 people have come to New Zealand to marry since the pandemic hit, but paperwork delays and confusion have prevented others.

Best friends Saffron Caldwell and Alara Thomson completed their 10th Relay for Life Taranaki event side-by-side at the weekend.