ANALYSIS: Here's all the biggest promotions and demotions in Christopher Luxon's first reshuffle as National Party leader.

Multiple threats were bad enough when the woman's ex lived in Australia, but then he was arrested near her hometown in NZ carrying a machete and crossbow.

Levi Haami, who died after being attacked in a supermarket car park, had 'a million questions about life'.

Waikato Regional Council chairman Russ Rimmington is being asked to use the summer break to reflect on his responsibilities as council chair.

Ardern is refusing to release briefing notes about Groundswell NZ and opposition MPs are asking why not?

Anthony Charles Netzler, 53, was once a world champ martial artist and bodyguard for rock royalty, now he's serving 15 years for importing meth.

Quentin Woods says he is putting his assaults behind him, and despite a name change had nothing to hide.

Dog owners are appealing a court order to put down their pet husky, Aspen, after he killed a chicken and guinea pig.

“As we've all seen on Succession, sometimes the best laid plans don't always come through as hoped!” Neon's owner says.

Alleged cases of abuse directed to Ashburton business owners and staff due to Covid-19 restrictions have angered the district's mayor.

The 10-year-old, who was part of a repatriation flight, earlier returned two weak positive tests. A third has now come back negative.

Prince Charles has contributed, but fundraising for the $154m of quake repairs is understood to be far from what is needed.

Staff parties should be "moderate and conservative", Auditor-General warns, as other schools are highlighted for wrongly claiming Covid wage subsidy.

A mechanic spent four hours using his Toyota Landcruiser to haul out 11 vehicles the flooded Riverbank car park after levels began to rise on Monday.

The station has been marked as a high-risk location after being visited by a person with Covid-19 on Sunday afternoon.

There are 135 new cases of Covid-19 in the Delta outbreak in Auckland, Waikato, and Canterbury.

The Southern District Health Board is concerned about how it will accommodate visitors to Southland and Otago if they contract Covid-19 over the summer holidays.

The slice of untouched coastal land in the Coromandel has been sold to a trust for $2.15m.

A person has been injured in a firearms incident in the central Southland town of Winton, police say.

A teenager stamped on the cars and pushed a police officer into a rusty nail during his drunken rampage, but is likely to escape conviction.