Police are investigating after more than $600,000 meant for a new synthetic track in Palmerston North went astray.

A grieving mother’s plea for in-flight recorders to explain why Robinson helicopters sometimes break-up mid-flight comes five years after it was officially recommended.

Sir Tim Shadbolt's deputy mayor, who will turn 70 this year, says he accepts the 74-year-old mayor's fitness challenge.

Lance Corporal Nicholas Kahotea died during a counterterrorism training exercise at a south Auckland Army base.

Stewart Island child who returned a weak positive test has the common cold, Ministry of Health says, while further test results are due later on Friday.

Police increase patrols after "incredibly frightening" incident at a public toilet block.

Elizabeth Zhong was stabbed to death at the east Auckland home in November. Seven months later, it's sold for about $90,000 below CV.

A person has died in a workplace crash near Te Puke.

Community rallied to get tested in the wake of a weak-positive from one of its children - and now 'everyone's smiling'.

Kiwi childcare some of the best in world, but also among the costliest, the UN children's agency says.

When Mary Ruston's cat Lilli disappeared six years ago, she never expected to see her again. Now 14 and having turned up 50km away, the wandering feline is home.

Jacinda Ardern has been given her first Covid-19 vaccine, which she says was "pain-free" and easier than the flu jab.

Much of the country will see showers this weekend, with heavy rain and possible thunderstorms on the cards for some.

A momentary lapse in concentration did not warrant the potential repercussions of deportation and unemployment a conviction might bring, a court has ruled.

A Stewart Island child has been cleared of any infection after earlier returning a weak-positive result.

He didn't pay anything because he wasn't completely satisfied, he told the jury.

The number of people who say they don’t want the Covid-19 vaccine will drop by about half over time, director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield says.

One person needed to be cut free from the wreckage of a car before being flown to hospital by rescue helicopter, while another was taken by ambulance.

Already living with the hurt of being raped and having no-one believe her, a teenage girl was taken to a psychiatric facility and subjected to more sexual trauma.

Sam Wilding nearly died when he was run over by a tractor at the age of 4. His saviours came to the rescue again when his son's birth hit complications.