When Karllie Clifton and three friends returned from an overnight hike near Thames they barely had enough gas to reach a visitor centre.

A vet found the horses had been “reduced to skeletons”, were in need of medical care and should have been euthanised days, if not weeks earlier.

Climate action groups said Auckland's 10-year plan was unlawful, because it would see emissions go up 6% while the city aims to halve them by 2030.

Lawrie McLean, 82, went into hospital for a routine procedure. Being left to lie in bed constantly put him at higher risk of getting sick, his family say.

New Zealand should consider a ban on displaying the Nazi symbol, like the Australian state of Victoria did last month, one far-right expert says.

Police say a funeral procession across Auckland for a man shot by officers in Wellington involved “antisocial behaviour on the road network”.

Ardern recalled meeting with the former Japanese prime minister, who she described as generous and kind.

The judge said even though others did not see the cleanup take place, that did not mean it did not happen.

Heavy rain is forecast for eastern Bay of Plenty into Friday night, while as much as 25cm of snow could fall in Arthur's Pass from Saturday.

The alleged stabbing of a Christchurch woman by a mental health hospital patient has sparked a wider inspection of the adult mental health service and any "systemic" issues.

New Zealanders living in Australia could finally be getting more rights, including the right to vote.

A car linked to an aggravated robbery rammed "a number of police vehicles" before being brought to a stop 38km from where the chase began.

Police spent about 90 minutes surrounding a house in the Auckland suburb of Belmont before they entered.

Skulls, body parts and complete skeletons taken from Rēkohu (Chatham Islands) have been repatriated from London’s Natural History Museum.

Known as 'cowboy hats', teens in seclusion in a mental health facility are subjected to the disposable toilets when they're at risk of self harm, the service's director says.

Brent Wilson says his thyroid cancer was caused by exposure to toxins after 30 years as a firefighter, saying "we just didn't know" about the dangers, until the mid-2000s.

Who checks the bank account on an invoice is genuine? Hardly anyone - and nor did a small Wellington firm handling large amounts of money. It was a big mistake.

Student love was rife at Southland’s Hedgehope School in 1986, a time capsule has revealed.

OPINION: The difference in trans-Tasman relations is now palpable. Albanese and co are not just giving New Zealand the political crumbs of Canberra's table.

An estimated 2300 tonnes of sticking plasters is thrown into landfills each year in the United States alone, prompting this group to go bananas.