Police are investigating an armed robbery in Lower Hutt on Friday afternoon.

Meanwhile there are opposing views on who is to blame for a timber shortage.

The origins of an anchor recovered by a cruise ship last week remain shrouded in mystery.

Cloud formations over Inglewood on Good Friday the product of a "decent amount of wind" over nearby mountains, experts say.

A neighbour says George Christopher Cross was a "kind, giving person".

H2O Xtream aquatic centre reopened on Friday following the incident, but the water slides remain closed as the investigation continues.

CONTENT WARNING: Coroner says killer was an "intensely needy, self-absorbed, repetitive and badgering” man.

A man seriously injured in an incident in Halcombe in Manawatū has died.

Did you know Easter Sunday isn’t actually a public holiday and working on this day won't get you any more pay or a day in lieu?

Some bank customers couldn't view their transactions on the BNZ app on Friday.

As the world vaccinates its way out of the pandemic, a Kiwi in Israel reveals what it's like to start getting "back to normal" in a country where half the population has received a jab.

A 200-strong party in Christchurch ended with a bystander being pushed to the ground and a police officer calling his girlfriend 'skanky'

The move has outraged a union, but a local councillor has no issues with it.

The 25-year-old woman died of critical injuries after falling from a charter boat.

New legislation to manage the high country is focused on the environment, but farmers say it will destroy the landscape New Zealanders love.

A decision by gold medal-winning cyclist Brian Fowler to pull his car over outside a busy school before losing consciousness proved a life saver.

OPINION: I'm not vegan myself and have no plans to be, but I'm reasonably impressed with the vegan version of an Easter egg.

Despite the easing of the market, more suburbs now have median prices of $1 million.

It is not yet known if the blood clots are connected to the man’s vaccination, which is believed to have occurred around March 22.

Three people have died across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty in the first 24-hours of the Easter break.