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An animal shelter and charity has been cleaned out by thieves a second time, with the culprits taking short-supply building items.

Police are continuing to investigate the deaths of four teenagers in Invercargill after a deadly Anzac weekend on our roads.

Pressure to investigate safety at ports is mounting after the second death of a port worker in a week.

Plans for upgrading Wellington's city library have been unveiled, showing a dramatic new look that is both seismically stronger and more attractive.

The government has announced plans for two new 200-person Auckland ferries to be built for launch in 2024, but it is unclear if they will be cheaper for passengers.

A coroner is calling for a review of the use of traffic signs and road markings at rural crossroads.

Four more people have died with Covid-19 and there are 6380 new community cases in the country today, the Ministry of Health says.

A Waipā district councillor has resigned over links to an unauthorised on-farm sand quarry, near the banks of the Waikato River.

Climate and transport advocates are taking Auckland Transport and Auckland Council to the High Court for adopting a transport plan they say will fail to result in a meaningful reduction in emissions.

New Zealand's Great Walks are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year, with the 2022-23 booking season opening next week.

Some teens could fail compulsory qualification standards for not knowing how to use capital letters or full stops, and not knowing how many minutes in an hour.

Police say they understand the vehicles were used to target three stores and electronic goods and clothes were stolen.

Elevated volcanic unrest on Mount Ruapehu has entered its fifth week with strong tremors, gas outputs and heat-flow into the crater lake.

Speed limits across the entire highway network in Hawke's Bay could be dropped, as well as in parts of its bordering regions.

Police are appealing for sightings of items of interest as they review the next stage in a search for a missing fisher in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.

Police say it has been a heartbreaking Anzac weekend on the road and is unacceptable that 11 lives were lost over a few days.

Wellington City councillor Sean Rush will take medical leave after being diagnosed with early-stage bowel cancer.