Two people have escaped largely unscathed from a crashed car on Governors Bay Rd near Rapaki.

Police are investigating the incident at Otago Corrections Facility, which is believed to have been sparked by a dispute over an electronic item, possibly a stereo or a television.

It will take a few more days before New Zealand can be said to have dodged a bullet over the latest Covid-19 scare, epidemiologist Michael Baker says.

Prison-based drug treatment is “a waste of money” and the Government needs to invest more into drug courts, an experienced counsellor says.

Police launch scene investigation into Hamilton city crash.

Bridget Simmonds' former partner, Samuel Pou, was found to have murdered the 42-year-old. But just who was she, and why was she camping out?

A Southland couple's hopes of turning a small forest into a retirement nest egg dashed.

For most of her life Mary McCarthy suffered from sinus pain. Then she had a Covid test.

Kiwis are consistently driving too fast on rural roads, and urgently need to slow down, coroner says.

Brett Sullivan, 28, initially suffered critical injuries following the crash, and was put into an induced coma.

A woman deemed too fat for New Zealand residency is gutted a country committed to kindness is shaming her and penalising her family.

After five months in a care facility after his stroke, the former Christchurch mayor talks about the uncertain future he now faces.

Massey High School was trailing 97-95 with three seconds left on the clock when Oscar Dickson threw up a shot from beyond half court for the win.

Masterton health worker tests negative for Covid after earlier false-positive result, as alert level 2 is extended across the Wellington region for an additional 48 hours.

A polar blast is dump snow on the passes and dust Banks Peninsula.

Fiji's Covid-19 positivity rate continues to increase as health authorities report another 262 cases in 24 hours.

Cotton buds, plates and fruit labels are among the plastic products to be phased out.

A Sydney traveller who was certainly contagious, and an Australian mine with hundreds of contacts.

Two Taranaki windsurfers were plucked to safety by rescue crew after being swept out to sea near Waitara on Sunday afternoon.

A week after Janesh Prasad was killed by a tornado, donations for his wife and two children have been streaming in from across the country.