Homeowner pumps water away from property for 11 hours to save home from flooding.

A torrid but brief downpour that caused flash flooding in Feilding has left a lingering heartache for several residents.

The victim sped off to Ngāruawāhia Police Station with abrasions from shattered glass, mayor says, adding the last thing Waikato needs is the "OK corral" behaviour seen in Auckland.

Mike, for years a well-known street performer in the capital's central city, was allegedly attacked by a resident at the hostel where he lived.

Proposed “fair pay agreement” laws could result in the entire commercial cleaning industry pretending to have zero employees.

The MetService severe weather map is much less cluttered than it was on Monday, but it's still not smooth sailing.

Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has spoken with China's Wang Yi about the Pacific, abuses in Xinjiang and the need for China to talk to Russia over the Ukraine war.

She cared for a critically injured driver in Hamilton, and told ambulance comms her name was Michelle, but left before police could speak to her.

As Omicron began spreading, moving tests around the country was “virtually impossible” – and health officials should have known.

Incoming Minister of Police Chris Hipkins says his first focus is on stopping young people from joining gangs.

Samoan PM Naomi Mata'afa, who is in Wellington this week, says there are “no discussions” on Chinese militarisation in the Pacific Island nation.

Rob Ruha also picked up the Tipuārangi, arts and entertainment, award in recognition of his contributions to waiata reo Māori and work with rangatahi.

Seven years ago the NZ Forestry director warned a Taranaki council the number of logging trucks using its roads would increase, and on Tuesday he criticised it for only now taking action.

After a 3-year Covid-enforced break, organisers of the Wellington Marathon are looking forward to seeing record numbers striding out on the course on Sunday.

A shared facility to be built by a partnership between the South Taranaki District council and Te Korowai o Ngāruahine Trust may break a stalemate at Manaia

A woman accused of murdering her boyfriend in Otautau in 2020 told police she could not recall him being at her house in the days prior to him going missing.

Housing, food, and fuel are all costing Kiwis a lot more than before the pandemic.

It was meant to be an act of kindness from co-workers to a forestry worker, but it ended with them feeling “devastated and depressed”.

Erecting a predator-proof fence around the city's 65-hectare park could help transform it into one of Waikato's premier attractions, councillors heard.

Age Concern Nelson Tasman says online scams – romance scams in particular – are an emerging risk for older people in the region.