Formal identification is yet to take place, but police believe it to be the body of the 25-year-old woman who went missing on December 29.

Joshua Wayne Hartner, 17, died after being hit by a vehicle in the early hours of New Year's Day in Omaha.

Three people are in hospital with moderate injuries after a crash on the southbound side of Pioneer Highway in Palmerston North.

A woman is in serious condition after a shooting in Palmerston North earlier this evening.

Despite a stellar 2021, just two Black Caps feature in respected cricket website Cricinfo’s men's test, one-day international and Twenty20 teams of 2021.

Firefighters requested a helicopter to help tackle scrub fire but it was unable to attend because night was falling.

Two swimmers, both related, have died in the same part on the river that claimed the lives of a woman and child just last week.

Detectives have spent a second full day at a Christchurch property after a three-month-old baby was seriously injured on New Year's Eve.

Neil Wagner thought an inside edge had denied him the scalp of Bangladesh's top-scorer, only for TV replays to show he'd blown the chance of another wicket.

The visitors have proven more than able in the first test in Mount Maunganui, despite the lion-hearted efforts of Neil Wagner.

REVIEW: It’s a cosily charming, entertaining and, sometimes, surprisingly emotional watch, even if precious little tea is actually spilled.

Anti-vaccination stickers have been placed on information signposts along the boardwalks at Caroline Bay upsetting walkers.

Health warning issued after high levels of faecal bacteria found in Canterbury's Selwyn River.

Bangladesh have made a strong start with the bat despite two breakthroughs by the impressive Neil Wagner.

A pilot was 'conscious and breathing' after being rescued from his helicopter when it crashed in the small West Coast township of Karamea.

The managed isolation period on return is set to ensure New Zealand's leading test players will miss four white-ball games across the Tasman.

Roxburgh, with 32.5C, has just topped Lower Hutt (32.3C) for the national high – and Monday will be another sunny one.

A drop in the number of people viewing the little blue penguins on Timaru’s Caroline Bay is being attributed to the cancellation of the annual carnival.

'Serious concerns' for missing Queenstown woman not seen since New Year's Eve.

It didn’t take long for the favourites to stamp their authority on the opening day in Christchurch.