Tributes have flowed for four teenagers killed in a car crash in Invercargill and the public has begun donating thousands of dollars to help their grief-stricken families.

The Wellington City Council is ready to secure its disputed land if and when – as signalled – a 16-month occupation comes to an end.

A third crash between a motorcyclist and a car on Sunday tops off a horror two days on New Zealand roads, with the road toll rising to ten.

A city councillor has described a pre-dawn shooting in her neighbour as “appalling” and says residents have a right to feel safe in the city.

People travelled from across the North Island to attend the protest in Hamilton.

While it could be a wet start for some, warmer weather is on its way.

The Finance Minister sat down with Stuff to talk inflation, the upcoming budget and why Labour is sticking to its guns on long-term spending.

Police have named 25-year-old Chad Parekura as the man who died on Don St in Invercargill in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The afternoon service will take place in front of a new museum created to honour Māori armed forces.

I woke up in a body that was foreign to me, my arms black and lifeless, in a hospital bed that would become my home for the next 229 days.

The Tudor-style house is worth seven figures, but has sat empty and rotting since its previous owner was jailed for manslaughter.

The driver was involved in a “seriously big hit”, a witness says, colliding with another car before going straight into the wall “head on”.

When George William Cooper lost his WWI keepsake in 1944, he placed a newspaper advert asking, “Will finder kindly return?” They have, finally.

The 63-year-old woman with underlaying health conditions died on the way to the hospital.

A horse trainer was fined $14,000 after elevated carbon-monoxide levels were found in his horse during a random drug test at a race meeting in Hāwera in February.

Jasper Murray, 16, is on top of the world after being becoming the first Kiwi to break a world record in speedcubing.

A passing police officer tried stopping the attack with pepper spray, but 11-year-old Ruby died from her “horrific” injuries before help could arrive.

The 17-year-old driver was also accompanied by two 16-year-olds, and has been charged with multiple offences.

The medals awarded to nurse Maria Hull for her bravery in Belgium during WWI have been included on a new headstone unveiled at Motueka Cemetery.

A pre Anzac Day effort by about 600 volunteers has helped spruce up more than 2500 graves belonging to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.