A pop-up walk-in Covid-19 vaccine clinic complete with burgers, lollipops and spot prizes has been a hit among students.

Debby Tweed wants to travel back to South Africa to visit family after her father, uncle and brother-in-law all died suddenly, but fears being “locked out”.

Unicef calls out NZ for its "overprescription" of antidepressants to children and inadequate approach to mental health, but local developments offer hope.

The man was injured at a construction site in Newmarket, and died at the scene.

In an act called "so stupid" by a judge, a man broke into a dog pound and stole his dog and a stray after earlier being caught driving three times over the drink-drive limit.

Adrian Colbert had allegedly cheated people out of expensive cars by tricking them into thinking he had paid for them.

A Crown expert has been criticised for not considering alternative explanations for behavioural problems experienced by complainant children in the Civic Creche case.

A test run of Transmission Gully by emergency vehicles found several kilometres of black spots with radio and cell signal issues.

There are 24 new cases of Covid-19 in the Delta community outbreak, as Auckland and parts of Waikato are in alert level 3 lockdown.

Lauren Dickason is accused of killing her children in their Timaru home last month.

The fire at the Paul Crescent address started before 5pm on Tuesday, but has since been extinguished.

Two ambulances, a helicopter and three fire trucks attended to the crash, the road is currently closed in both directions and motorists are asked to avoid the area.

The Destiny Church leader has admitted to being the man charged in over the anti-lockdown protests in Auckland last Saturday.

Hospitality operators say it shouldn't be up to them to decide if the newly announced Covid-19 vaccination certificates will be mandatory or not.

In 1989, Terri Friesen was convicted of killing her newborn baby Chantelle. Almost 30 years later, her conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal. She believes she deserves an apology and compensation.

Otatara's main route into central Invercargill is set to be cut off for five months as the Invercargill City Council goes about important flood protection work.

Brian De​ Gregory, who suffers anxiety in high-rise buildings after witnessing the New York terror attacks, says hotel managed isolation triggered panic attacks.

A large paddock fire that destroyed a fire truck worth about half a million dollars, was caused by a mechanical fault to a combine harvester.

A red wooden stand in front of the counter has deep slash marks running through it, where a machete made contact.

Peter Callinicos expects to be sacked after a complaint likened his in-court behaviour to bullying, but says he's not been asked to defend the “scathing” criticism.