An East Cape pharmaceutical company has admitted planting mānuka over at least a hectare of "regionally-significant wetland" and taking water without consent.

The annual Brass Monkey Rally is being held in Central Otago's Ida Valley for the fortieth and final time this weekend.

Professor Michael Baker is concerned that thousands of border workers have not yet been vaccinated against Covid-19.

Some parts of the country are in for a wet and windy Queen's Birthday holiday tomorrow.

Van loads of student volunteers are heading to rural Canterbury to clean up flooded properties today.

An Auckland boys' school is urging parents to reject proposed changes to rules for out-of-zone enrolments.

The lawyer for a man fighting extradition to China for murder says his fate should not be in the hands of politicians.

The dire state of the marine environment off Coromandel Peninsula will be the focus of a hui in Whitianga this afternoon.

A lane on Auckland Harbour Bridge could temporarily be closed to cars, so cyclists and pedestrians can use it.

An exhausting week for Ashburton emergency services has stirred calls for extra caution this long weekend.

A waitlist of nearly two months is blocking patients struggling with substance abuse from getting a bed at Auckland metro's main public inpatient detox unit.

A cycling advocate says building an entirely new Auckland harbour bridge is unnecessary and a trucking leader reckons a new harbour crossing for vehicles should be first.

A detective says the injuries on the defenceless baby were horrific and she suffered broken bones throughout her body.

A "moment's carelessness" led to a fatal crash which killed four people near Ashburton this morning, police say.

The Detail - Our big cities are supposed to be getting more cycling friendly - but progress is slow and there is a wall of road users who would rather bicycles just disappeared.

New Zealand's longest serving mayor addresses speculation over his health, ability to lead and, for the first time, touches on the incident that led to his licence being suspended.

A delighted four-year-old boy in Methven has been reunited with a "heroic" fireman who helped him and his mother as heavy rains flooded the region.

The former chairman of the West Coast Conservation Board is feeling vindicated after a High Court decision that the Department of Conservation cannot allow recreational helicopter flights into Paparoa National Park.