There are 16 new Covid-19 community cases to report on Saturday, all are in the Auckland region, with three yet to be linked to existing cases.

Police were called to a Kawerau address shortly after 12.30pm on Saturday.

At 10, she was violated by Peter Holdem in a derelict Christchurch house. Forty years later she is ready to tell her story.

An Auckland-based GP empire has lost ground in east Christchurch after being evicted from two clinics.

Police have urged Aucklanders to stay local and keep to their bubbles as people head outside to enjoy the sunny weather.

He made it to the Pakistan border but died after a beating, thought to be from the Taliban.

Lena Zhang Harrap's final day began with a stroll up the maunga she had climbed so many times before. That afternoon, she was dead.

Matariki Ellery was apparently beaten to within an inch of his life with a skateboard and left face up in Christchurch’s Avon River. He is also a seasoned criminal.

Olivia Podmore's family want to know how Cycling NZ - already under scrutiny for its culture - appears to have got it so wrong with her.

For the past few years, Evan Smith has spent his nights hooked up to a machine to survive. Soon he won't need it any more - thanks to his son.

Dougal Cable had a past reaction to the flu jab. That doesn't mean he can't get the Covid-19 vaccine, but that's not what his doctor and Healthline said.

An apology from the AA to an elderly couple left stranded by the road for two hours until cops intervened has done little to soothe their road rage.

Relatives have confirmed Central Canterbury sheep and beef farmer Gavin King died on Friday morning.

A 17-year-old has been jailed for four years after attacking two officers during a routine traffic stop.

Just six hours before he succumbed to injuries sustained in a car accident, inspirational sports journalist Michael Pulman asked the love of his life to marry him.

DOC ranger Chris Wootton said Whakamaharatanga Walkway was a site of “special significance” to Ahuriri iwi.

Four people took home first division, while the rest of the country will next get a shot at Powerball on Wednesday.

Emergency service are assessing the scene after a two vehicle crash in Hornby.

Around 80 people gathered on a windswept beach to mark another memorial event for three young girls who were killed.

Farro in Epsom and some small south Auckland superettes are the latest locations of interest to be added to the Ministry of health's list.