Staff learned they would be receiving the bonuses - in the tens of thousands - after that Sir Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh had sold part of the company.

Three people accused of murdering a man who tested positive for Covid-19 after his death are now isolating due to their risk of the virus.

A Geraldine pensioner was surprised to receive a visit from police late last month, after he forgot to wear his face mask while out shopping.

The Taxpayers' Union poll found Labour losing support, but more significantly, voters think the country might be heading in the wrong direction.

Police have thanked the public for their help locating Christchurch man Marcus Butler.

A former principal of the school that lost three staff in a horror crash knows from experience the community will be going through the “worst of the worst”.

It is understood the victim, who is believed to be a window washer, fell from a building.

Wellington's controversial Island Bay cycleway will get a minor safety upgrade after years of protests, anger, and legal battles.

The shooting of an innocent bystander outside The Thirsty Whale followed an earlier gang altercation.

A climber on Aoraki/Mt Cook reported they had over-extended themselves on November 4 and let off their emergency beacon.

Repairs that rescued Christchurch’s Town Hall from demolition after the earthquakes have won two major international engineering awards.

A person died in a jet-ski incident on a north Taranaki river around 7.30pm on Wednesday.

Days after Covid was first found in wastewater samples the first community cases have been found in Stratford.

The company's director, Kelly Tonkin, has admitted serious fraud charges, but disputes the amount investors lost.

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France has reportedly held up free trade talks between the European Union and New Zealand, dampening hopes a deal may be reached in the coming months.

Wellington City’s biggest suburb has some of the highest vaccination rates in the region, with the northern section topping the polls.

The mountainous areas along Tararua’s East Coast have some of the lowest vaccination rates in the lower North Island.

Unichem Takanini in Auckland and Fiarfield Pharmacy in Hamilton are among the latest locations of interest to be linked to the Delta outbreak.

In a reversal from a day ago, Chris Hipkins now says anyone will be able to ask for the alternative Covid-19 vaccine.