A person is dead after a motorcycle crash on a farm near Rangipo, Taupō earlier this evening.

The case is an Air New Zealand crew member who worked on a flight between Auckland and Sydney on December 24.

Owners of the rest home said the man had died after suffering burns from a 'smoking incident'

But the minister says he doesn't want to overreact. NZ is moving into a new space, where Covid-19 will be in the community.

John Bowis was a key supporter of the repeal of the Section 59 "anti-smacking law".

A hole could be seen in the side of a Countdown supermarket after the incident in West Auckland.

“We have worked so hard, and the actions of one person who felt the rules didn’t apply to them jeopardises us all," the doctor says.

A person has died following a workplace related accident in Tawa.

A 20-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman have been charged with aggravated robbery and will appear at the Hamilton District Court on Friday.

The body of Morgan Waitoa was recovered by searchers on Thursday morning.

The police dive squad will resume their search for the missing pair on Friday morning.

Jan-Marie Burton was last seen at 4pm on Wednesday, and her clothing has since been found on Kinloch Beach.

A person with Covid-19 has been identified in Napier and is safely isolating at home.

A DJ who lost out of performing at Rhythm and Alps is “angry and heartbroken” after finding out she was a close contact of NZ's first community Omicron case.

The two-storey residential block contained multiple units, of which one was found “fully involved” when fire crews arrived.

Daniel and Johnny continue their rivalry, while Will Forte revives one of Saturday Night Live's most popular characters from the noughties.

Robert Etheridge previously performed in New Zealand in December 2020 and July 2021, being let in under the “other critical worker border exception”.

REVIEW: There’s definite potential in amongst the parkouring assassins and slightly clunky fractured narrative, but a truly nefarious nemesis is needed.

The new locations of interest are in Wellington, Auckland, Tauranga, Te Awautu and Dannevirke.

The last day of the year may start with some light rain, but the skies will clear for the countdown to 2022 across most of NZ, MetService predicts.