Saffron Mokotupu, who robbed a dairy, petrol station and supermarket during a two-week crime spree, began crying when she realised she was going to prison.

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A Napier Port spokesperson said there were no injuries as a result of the ethanol spill, but part of Breakwater Rd was closed.

Richard Falkner spotted a discarded toy in a bin amid the protest cleanup. Worried a child may be missing it, he took “Peter” home for a refresh.

Emergency services staff – some clad in protective clothing – were seen running on to the Kāpiti Coast property where CPR was being performed.

The long stand-off at Wellington's Shelly Bay is reaching a potential turning point after clashing iwi groups agreed to meet for a kōrero.

Another skydiver activated a woman's parachute after she was knocked unconscious during a mid-air collision in West Auckland.

National MP Simon Bridges said current Tauranga City Council’s commissioners "achieved nothing real" and not allowing local elections was about power and control and convenience.

Simon Allan Bevers, 56, was found dead at an orchard near Nelson on Wednesday.

Tony Greathead was jailed in 2018 for uploading footage of women showering to a porn site. Then a recording of another sexual violation emerged.

The man's cousin watched on as he dove down and came up with his hands in the air: "I knew there had to be something wrong."

After two Covid-related delays, the annual Waikato Chamber of Commerce Business Awards took place on Friday evening with two separate “hybrid” dinners.

The fire broke out about 7pm on Friday amongst pine trees in Duvauchelle, Banks Peninsula.

Petrol stations “probably as surprised by the reaction as everybody else” after huge day at the pumps with prices climbing across New Zealand.

A "significant number of motorbikes" and people were involved in an altercation that left a man critically injured.

It's battle for dominance between the human residents of Ōamaru and their feathery counterparts, and the birds are winning.

It is the first regional ICU admission in the Omicron outbreak, the Taranaki District Health Board (TDHB) said on Friday.

The Invercargill City Council’s estimated cost for its museum redevelopment has already increased, despite any firm decisions yet to be made as to what it will look like.

An Invercargill woman has quit her job as a support worker for HealthCare New Zealand, saying communicating with the company had become “horrendous” since centralising restructures.

The finish line could be in sight for Transmission Gully, with just 14 tasks remaining out of the 100 required for the road to open.