After a mental health incident, 24-year-old Liam Phillips called the mental health crisis team before heading to ED, but he was not seen by a doctor and left hours later.

Police radio communications captured Constable Matthew Hunt's last words, while footage from the scene shows the accused fleeing.

And their victim wants his automatic suppression lifted so he can speak publicly.

The ornate cat-eyed snake, measuring 20.7cm in length, was spotted when Rangiora New World staff were unpacking fruit imported from Ecuador.

The party wants to legislate against public funding groups with ties to criminal gangs, after condemning a Mongrel Mob drug rehabilitation programme.

NZME says Martin Devlin has been cleared of more formal complaints about his workplace behaviour and will soon return to his radio show.

A new $145m water treatment plant in Tūākau will from tomorrow provide Auckland with up to 50 million litres of water a day from the Waikato River.

The shortage is a symptom of New Zealand's border restrictions and a growing economy, Grant Robertson says.

Tristan Locke is likely to be jailed for life for fatally stabbing his neighbour, but still wanted to defend a low-level charge that may have cost him his licence.

After initially thinking 77-year-old Ōpōtiki man Brian Hilton died following a fall five years ago, new information saw police reopen the investigation into his death.

Malcolm Richards was subjected to electro-shock therapy, sometimes as punishment

The world’s most experienced veterinarians in the field have been consulted, and milk replacement formula is being prepared for the young orca which is not yet fully weaned.

There have been over 50 orca strandings since DOC started keeping records - one of the highest rates in the world.

Orana Park has broken ground on a new $1.4m white rhinoceros conservation centre, part of global efforts to save the species from extinction.

Govt spends $136m to replace water infrastructure, as the Minister assures residents they won't be priced out of the area when the new homes are done.

Health officials have confirmed 15 crew aboard the Viking Bay in Wellington have Covid-19.

Get your cameras ready for an out of this world treat as Venus and Mars come together, just by the Moon.

The Highbrook and Tamaki vaccination centres both ran out of vaccines for a few hours, leaving patients waiting or being turned away.

New Plymouth District Councillors have recommended pushing ahead with a $5700-a-metre pathway around the outside of a hillock which includes a historic pā.

A sod turn and the opening of social housing units has drawn the Prime Minister to the Manawatū.