The first Matariki public holiday is less than a month away, and while excitement is building, some are nervous of how it will be marked.

Residents are describing moments of terror as they experienced tornadoes hitting their properties today.

As he unveiled his last budget, Auckland mayor Phil Goff signalled that revenue losses may spark future rates rises

Celebrated for its bacon butties initiative, the Taranaki District Health Board has reached back into its culinary bag of tricks to help boost vaccinations rates.

Christchurch locals have a tough decision on their hands about a $150 million budget blowout to the city's long-awaited stadium.

The Catholic Church in New Zealand says 1680 reports of abuse were made to it between 1950 and 2021.

A cave in the Kahurangi National Park's Ōparara Basin will close for a year to protect the rare Nelson cave spiders which live in it.

Oranga Tamariki's botched sexual violence project was hidden from top officials and the public services commissioner Peter Hughes, who was supposed to have oversight of it.

Close to 10 percent of Auckland bus trips are being cancelled each day due to a shortage of 270 bus drivers.

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has opened an inquiry into the train derailment in Auckland earlier today.

A man has admitted enabling a fleeing driver to fire a rifle directly at a constable who kept up a lengthy pursuit of them through Whangārei streets.

There have been 13 more deaths of people with Covid-19, and 8182 more community cases in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health says.

Kāpiti Coast has been hit by two tornadoes in the past two hours.

The Hutt Valley DHB has called the urgent meeting to be held tomorrow to discuss the quake-prone hospital's future.

A severe thunder storm watch has been issued for the top half of the North Island.

The judge imposed a fine of $450,000 and ordered reparations of $360,000 after a worker was killed from exposure to chemical poisons.

It's been revealed New Plymouth firefighters searching for occupants inside a burning house had to pull out when their hose failed on Friday.

West Coast residents are being asked to prepare emergency bags, to stay off the roads, and are being offered sandbags as heavy rain continues to fall.