Two separate Auckland incidents saw a police officer crash into a house inside a stolen car, schools in lockdown and a standoff at an empty property.

Mark Dunajtschik and Dorothy Spotswood give up to $50 million for new mental health unit in Lower Hutt.

Police say two cars flipped on their sides on Pioneer Highway about 7pm.

He inspired the country’s favourite Transylvania statue and taught a generation of theatre lovers to eloquently jump to the left, and step to the right - and now he's got a Hamilton Kirikiriroa Medal.

The lower North Island witnesses a "giant streak of orange" and a "big bang" as an unknown object fell in the sky.

Health NZ has launched a free hepatitis C testing campaign in south Auckland.

The teenager was taken to Hutt Hospital by ambulance after the accident in Lower Hutt.

Following the intercept of $250 million worth of illegal drugs, police have now taken in four cars and two motorbikes under the same operation.

Environment Southland chairman Nicol Horrell is asking for more information relating to a report that says Invercargill has the most premature deaths as a result of air pollution per capita in the country.

Cocktail, colonisation and The Little Prince? And you thought this was just a Marvel movie about the awkwardness between a Norse God and his ex.

The plan was to design and build a new home, but instead the pair decided to make the most of what they already had.

More than 350 Covid-19 reinfections have been reported in the past 24 hours, as new data reveals 1% of all cases have had Covid more than once.

Emma Field, 21, was found dead in May. On Thursday, a 31-year-old man was arrested.

Defence Minister Peeni Henare wants to redraw defence priorities, which could reshape New Zealand’s military.

The driver of the ute which Ashleigh Knight, 21, fell out of the back of, dying instantly, has been discharged without conviction.

From new wearable art to great gigs, these should keep you entertained.

A query about the temporary closure of the Waimate Museum has dug up several layers of confusion over the heritage building and exactly who owns it.

A swimming programme is equipping young refugees with the swimming skills they need to be safe in the water.

The dark humour of the funeral industry, which workers often use as a coping mechanism, comes to the fore in the comedy series Good Grief, starring Josh Thomson.

Sweeping social change in Saudi Arabia sees the door open to independent female travellers.