But Rodney Fallowfield was found guilty of the manslaughter of his wife, who was strangled to death in a Te Anau motel.

A man secretly recorded a sex act involving a woman he met on Tinder, then threatened to publish the video to force her into doing other sex acts.

The young woman threatened to carry out a firearms and explosives attack against students in Dunedin in December.

An air and sea search is underway after an orca pod was spotted off the Kāpiti Coast, near the site an orca calf has been cared for over three cold nights.

Witness describes Eli Epiha firing at a police car as a "very helpless" officer tried to shield himself from the bullets.

24-year-old Liam Phillips' death was an "unspeakable tragedy", but a Waikato Hospital emergency doctor says wait times are getting worse.

Officials aim to jab 15,000 people in three days in an event seen as a “prototype” for more down the track.

Geoff Loudon was in for a massive windfall after initially winning a long-running coal mining dispute, but those hopes have been dashed.

St John has apologised to a woman who had to wait more than an hour with a broken foot, saying her injury happened amid its busiest week in a decade.

A council-contracted helicopter that spooked animals has been cleared of flying lower than its limit – but it did fly lower than residents were told.

Gerald Neal was initially accused of taking a man to a motel room where the victim was shot, but the case against him collapsed halfway through his trial.

Jade Mark Harris was due to be sentenced for a hit-and-run on Wednesday but the hearing was adjourned at the eleventh hour.

Taranaki has now vaccinated more than 16,000 people against Covid-19, but is still way behind most of the country.

Police are investigating an incident in Christchurch that has left one person seriously injured.

The Flying Fijians will wear a jersey with the messages "Vaccinate Fiji" and "it's your choice" after earlier refusing over a lack of consultation.

A 100-year-old Invercargill school’s former boarding hostel has been demolished due to safety reasons.

Covid-19 Response Minister says health officials are reviewing the situation in Melbourne, and more advice is expected soon.

Get the shingle out of the river, then come back with more money, flood-weary farmers say.

A Taranaki man has been found not guilty of illegally accessing, and changing passwords, on his former employer's computer system.

Nikorima Karaitiana is defending two charges of sexual connection with a young person under 16.