A man who died after crashing into another car in Auckland should not have been driving, a coroner has ruled.

The teenager, named by police as Jaeda, was reported missing after she was last seen in Christchurch on Friday.

The bulk carrier was more than 60 nautical miles out to sea when its captain requested help.

New Zealand and Australia have a close and intimate relationship but Australia has focused its attention on security and trade agreements with big world powers.

The embassy failed to pay an Iranian-born painter for reno work at its Wellington premises – and the ambassador is now citing diplomatic immunity.

New Zealand will be number 197 out of 203 countries visited by one Danish traveller who has been on the road for nine years without ever taking a plane.

The PM says New Zealand will send 30 troops to the United Kingdom to directly train 230 Ukrainian soldiers in using a howitzer.

A Nelson dairy popular with children was allegedly robbed in broad daylight.

Frosty the cat had been missing for a week before Victory Chapuzet's partner noticed something weird in an Instagram story.

A man was left "devastated and disgusted" after the dentist pulled out the wrong tooth. Now the dentist faces legal review.

The four workers were left humiliated after being sacked by the management firm of New Zealand Energy Corporation when the Covid pandemic hit.

Police cleared the Palmerston North store and set up cordons on surrounding roads for the second time in as many days.

A Horowhenua town is determined to increase its infrastructure resilience after a tornado ripped through leaving a path of destruction.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has signed New Zealand up for a United States agreement aimed at gathering support for economic competition with China.

A North Auckland support organisation is offering young people a positive alternative to ramraids and crime, all while saving a local business.

Skipping buying food so she can drive to her clients is a reality for one support worker. She was one of hundreds at seven protests around the country calling for better pay.

It is understood the woman was due be deported to New Zealand under Australia's controversial 501 policy.

New Zealand's Firefighters Union says Auckland alone needs dozens more full-time firefighters after fire trucks were out of action over the weekend.

Oranga Tamariki director refutes claim by union that youth detention staff are regularly abused, spat at or assaulted.

Labor had promised to reconsider citizenship pathways for New Zealanders living in Australia before winning election.