A person has been taken into custody after a car that was believed to bestolen was involved in a serious crash in Belfast.

One person has died in a crash on Kairanga-Bunnythorpe Road near Palmerston North on Wednesday evening.

Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki has spent nine days in prison after he was charged with breaching his bail.

The Coromandel man was pulled out of the water last weekend, but could not be revived.

The man used the counterfeit note to get a four-pack of Cody's and didn't go far to spend his $38 change - so the shop owners followed.

The 35-year-old farmworker is alleged to have killed Juliana Bonilla Herrera, 37, whose body was found in her home after she failed to turn up for a hike.

A second man has been arrested and charged in relation to the death of Brian James, and will appear in court late January.

Thomas Phillips, 34, still hasn't been located two weeks after a no-show in court.

Since mid-November, there have been 36 cases of vibrio parahaemolyticus reported. Usually, there'd be just three or four in that time.

People in northern areas should keep an eye on the skies. MetService says the watch could be upgraded to a thunderstorm warning if conditions worsen.

Family and police are concerned for Allison Margaret Macphail, 52, who was last seen on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Health says it has been "made aware of a number of cases" who attended the Hamilton festival over the weekend.

From a child-centred perspective, the goal should be to protect children from both direct and indirect harms from the pandemic.

Council now requiring vaccine mandates to enter facilities including swimming pools and libraries

For the first three weeks, most premier matches will start at 7:35pm on Friday nights at selected venues.

Three new locations in Auckland, including a Mitre 10 Mega, liquor store and McDonald's, have been listed as the latest locations.

Two locations of interest at the airport were announced on Wednesday, along with a new Covid-19 case.

Health officials say the newer version of Omicron has been picked up here. This is what we know about it so far.

Two drugs for mild to moderate cases of Covid-19 will be available in hospitals from next week, Pharmac says.

Housing remains the top issue in the Nelson electorate, says MP Rachel Boyack, who says there are moves to increase supply of more affordable homes.