Police say those arrested did not have valid licences for the bikes, and reckless riding put multiple lives at risk.

Police are examining a scene in south Auckland after a man died of critical injuries in hospital this morning.

A young boy had a lucky escape after he was winched to safety after getting to trouble at a South Taranaki beach on New Year’s Day.

A health warning has been issued for the Waikirikiri/ Selwyn River at Glentunnel, with Canterbury locals told not to go in the water.

Anaru Moana of Timaru was last seen on December 20 and was reported missing by his whānau.

Auckland Harbour Bridge, Sky Tower and Auckland War Memorial Museum teamed up to put on a full light show to celebrate the New Year of 2022.

Emergency services responded to the incident on Lyndhurst Rd, Ashburton about 9.10am on Saturday.

Emergency services were called around 4am to the scene of the incident in Omaha, north of Auckland, where the male teen was found dead.

There were two road deaths in the North Island in the first few hours of 2022, one in Auckland and the other in central New Plymouth.

Some migrants finally feel like there is a light at the end of the tunnel, after being left in limbo for years.

Alison Cadman has made a career from creating conditions that turn a house into a home – the strong joinery where housing and community connect.

The former sprinter and All Black was surfing off the Sunshine Coast on Christmas Eve when he suffered a heart attack.

Corrections has dealt with nearly 11,000 costly “intentional damage incidents”, including vandalism, broken windows, and blocked toilets or drains.

Lauren Woolf often gets asked, “How did you find Kawau?” She usually responds with an uncharacteristically esoteric reflection: “Kawau found us.”

The temporary change will see passengers instead offered their cookie or popcorn as they disembark the plane.

A group of campers at Auckland's Browns Bay have left local authorities irritated, after reports of damaged property and threatening behaviour.

Marty is remembered as a cheeky chimp, who was born at the zoo in the 1980s. He collapsed suddenly on Thursday, becoming unresponsive.

The light aircraft crashed along the notorious stretch of State Highway 5 between Taupō and Hawke's Bay, but the pilot was able to walk away.

The child was in a 'serious condition' when they were choppered to Starship Hospital on New Year's Day.

'The flames were massive,' says one Kaimaumau evacuee, who has since been allowed to return home.