Will widespread claims of mistreatment and bullying of interns within New Zealand megachurches spell the end of the age of the 'hypepriest'?

Thunderstorms, hail and strong winds smashed Taranaki on Friday, and residents are set to endure more as the day, and weekend, rolls on.

As the water crept up, restaurant staff used material and kegs to slow water coming in the front door.

Andrew Little says DHBs also offered health workers a roughly $2500 lump sum. His revelation is inflaming a stand-off between the Govt and frustrated workers.

Korowai-Aroha McKeilah Maru-Walker was smothered by a family dog at a Hamilton home.

Emergency services rushed to the Victoria Square Gardens in Cambridge after what the the council called "freakishly" high winds.

Police believe a ramraid at a Christchurch convenience store is liked to two other incidents in Canterbury the same day.

"Hey McDonald's Timaru didn’t realise I had to cook my own chicken tonight" a customer wrote on social media which led to a NZ-wide batch recall.

Carey and Owen Hume have waited eight years for answers - how did their daughter die? A modest Budget spend might help families like theirs.

A homeowner who faced being sued after his property was built in the wrong place says he’s come out on top.

Buildings were damaged, roofs torn off, fences toppled and trees felled as heavy winds and thunderstorm made its way across the North Island.

The finance minister gave further insights to his 2022 Budget, its key initiatives and the Government's related policy agenda, at an ANZ post-budget briefing in Wellington.

It was "loud, it shook, and I was scared", Laura Sweetman describes what it was like being in the middle of the Levin twister.

Authorities playing pass the buck with each other has caused a major passage from North Canterbury to Christchurch to be blocked for over a week, costing businesses in the area half their profits.

Yan Zheng showed "blatant disregard" for patient and community safety by working hospital shifts when she should have been in isolation, lawyer says.

Blustering winds, pouring rain, impressive snowfall and even a tornado. That was today - and here is what's coming next.

Advocates are shocked that victims of family and sexual violence, who have disabilities, have been ignored in Budget 2022.

Nelson City Council has inducted four new external appointees to its committees, to bring iwi perspectives directly to the decision-making table.

The Ministry of Education has confirmed College Park as the preferred option for the relocation of Bohally Intermediate.

Rough tides causing extensive erosion led the Southland District Council to unload 100 tonnes of rocks onto the Taramea Bay foreshore on Friday afternoon.