Mote Pahulu was born on Mango Island, where a dozen homes - the entire village - were wiped out by the tsunami that hit Tonga on Saturday.

At 72, Robert Martin had flown the entire length of the South Island, "soaring up there, no engines, just his wings", his daughter says.

His side has now won five games and needs one further victory on Thursday to qualify for post section.

Police received reports of a man presenting a firearm during an apparent family harm incident at a property in Linwood.

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Aid appeals are getting under way for tsunami-stricken Tonga, but warnings are being sounded about donating to unverified organisations.

The rapid clean-up means NZDF planes can land this week, Lord Fakafanua says, but a food shortage is looming after a devastating eruption.

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Tongan community leaders are calling for water, non-perishable food, batteries and torches after a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami.

A nightclub in Auckland and restaurant in Rotorua have been listed as the latest locations of interest linked to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Tongan expat Suliana Mone says the anxious wait and sleepless nights go on as she waits to hear from home about the disaster no-one was expecting.

In some areas, homes were flattened and villages destroyed by a deadly eruption and tsunami. But in others, whole islands have been left untouched.

Filokalafi Akau’ola was “kind of luckily” on the phone with his family in Tonga when the underground volcano Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai erupted on Saturday.

The fire has grown by more than 200 hectares since Monday and a sudden wind shift could push it across containment lines, firefighters say.

John Tamihere-led organisation wants contact details for families of Māori children, so it can get them immunised for Covid-19.

A Timaru man has admitted charges of assault, theft and speaking threateningly in incidents that occurred the wake of a relationship break-up in 2021.

The New Zealand market felt the impact of growing expectations for aggressive interest rate hikes in the United States.

As Timaru recycling figures inch towards redemption after hitting rock bottom in recent years, it’s hoped a booming business will extend South to help with the complete absence of soft plastic recycling.

Brian James, 23, had been making plans for his future before he was killed in a shooting on Christmas Eve.