The person was snorkelling when they had to be pulled from the water.

A large vegetation fire near the cemetery and wastewater treatment plant in Taupō has been nearly entirely put out.

The child was vomiting and had to be put on oxygen at Baylys Beach near Dargaville.

Thousands of people are enjoying the peak of summer at Soundsplash in Waikato, but could it be the last festival of the season?

William Stewart went on the run for about seven months, evading cops, stealing cars and speeding down backroads. He became known as Billy the Hunted One.

The firefighters union says cover in Auckland is "dangerously low" this weekend, as more than one-third of the city's 26 stations are understaffed.

Tanya Brazukas had been in a secret relationship with Stephen Rayner for months. But as his flat burned, she largely kept quiet.

It was one of New Zealand's biggest investment frauds, wiping out at least $80m. But there was hope. Maybe there was still $18m left.

The tsunami completely destroyed Ha'atafu Beach Resort, but the family's hospitality has been reciprocated with donations.

A US cargo ship requires some unscheduled maintenance, so HMNZS Aotearoa will have to head south from Tonga in a few days.

One 24-year-old solo mum was at home with her son watching everyone panic buy, knowing there was no way she could do that: "I still only had my $50 to spend on food.”

One person was in the car when it went into the river in Christchurch. Police say bystanders went into the river to help them.

Saturday night’s winners bought their tickets in Whangarei, Papamoa, Manawatū-Whanganui, Wellington, Blenheim and Invercargill.

The man took off on foot after failing to take anything during an attempted robbery in Hāwera on Saturday night.

A household could be down for a month under new Covid-19 isolation rules, leading to fears people won't get tested.

Alan Goodwin was surprised when a lender asked him to share his bank account password. The company claimed it is an “industry standard”.

Residents of Silverstream have been asked to conserve water to let reservoir refill.

A person is seriously injured and traffic is backed up after a crash on the southern motorway near Ellerslie.

REVIEW: Starting from scratch again seems a little jarring, but the successful formula remains intact and, in the end, you'll dance your cares away.

A quick hike up Taranaki Maunga turned into a night spent shivering in the rain waiting for dawn to break for a New Plymouth journalist.