The man who died in a glider crash near Omarama on Monday was an experienced pilot with more than 1000 hours flying time under his belt.

Bank says crooks have produced a fake Westpac 'prospectus' in a bid to con investors.

Driver purposely drives into another vehicle on "winding, dangerous" road.

The Destiny Church leader was remanded in custody after he allegedly breached his bail conditions by attending an anti-mandate protest.

After an agonising three-day wait, Suliana Tuiaki has finally heard from family in Tonga.

A horror double-fatal crash shattered Ella Ashley's legs, but the Winton teenager is not scared of a possible amputation.

He committed a sex act in a woman's home with only her hidden camera to see him. Now a judge has to decide if that means there was a crime.

The airline is the only inter-island transport operator that unvaccinated people can travel on without having to present a Covid-19 test.

The journalist is meant to start a new job Monday, but can't due to a restraint of trade clause in her old contract, authority hears.

Dogs were found living in their own faeces, with urine-sodden newspaper and tethered to chains at a puppy farm, court hears.

The traffic light system had contained the Delta outbreak, but Dr Ashley Bloomfield says changes may be needed to limit Omicron spread.

A man stuck on a cliff face north of Wellington for more than two hours was “hanging on for grim death”, a witness says.

The 5-year-old was found dead after an extensive search was launched on Tuesday afternoon.

The Defence Force flew over Tonga on Sunday and took pictures assessing the damage, which ranges from "limited" to "catastrophic".

There has been a 10-fold increase in positive Covid-19 cases at the border compared with December.

A front is expected to bring rain and cooler weather to much of the South Island, offering welcome relief to areas with water restrictions.

A group of young yachties were treated to a visit from a pod of orca in the Napier channel on Monday afternoon.

Manawatu’s Mark Noble is loving being back at the Taranaki men’s Open fours.

The first commercial flight into Kiribati in almost two years has reportedly brought 40 Covid-19 cases into the nation, which had been virtually untouched before now.

“The reality is I either move somewhere I can buy a house or I stay somewhere and be miserable wishing I could own a house.”