The remains of more than 100 Moriori have been returned today, repatriated from a museum in London where they have been held for a century.

After a three-year upgrade in Canada, the naval vessel HMNZS Te Mana has returned to New Zealand shores.

A scathing review has found fluoridating water was "not a priority" for Wellington Water, and there were no plans to reinstate fluoride into the two cut-off water stations.

An elderly woman found dead in her car in the Auckland suburb of Remuera had been living there for months - but the authorities failed to act.

Three people are facing charges over "unlawful and dangerous driving" during a gang related funeral procession, police say.

There have been 9318 new community cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today, and 23 further deaths.

Waka Kotahi Transport Agency is urging people to be careful on the road as unsettled weather makes its way across the South Island in time for the start of the school holidays.

Information is being sought on a car that may be linked to a missing man who police believe has been the victim of foul play.

Police are still searching for a person of interest over an incident on Wednesday which saw five schools go into lockdown.

New research shows almost a quarter of people in a study had driven not long after taking drugs or medication in the past year.

About 14,000 New Zealanders are known to have been infected with Covid-19 twice.

A Wellington Eid event organiser says a recent spate of attacks towards the Muslim community won't dampen celebrations.

The government is persisting with a way of buying hugely expensive medical devices that has been proven ineffective.

A leading secondary school principal says the lockdown of a handful of schools in Auckland yesterday shows the importance of schools having robust procedures in place for such situations.

People suffering from the rotten stench from Bromley's wastewater treatment plant ponds might have to wait another three months for the smell to improve, the Christchurch City Council says.

Police have a new weapon in the fight against illegal drugs.

Flu is dwarfing Covid-19 when it comes to hospitalisations at one of the country's busiest hospitals.

A large meteor sighted across the lower North Island comes 23 years ago to the day of the country's last significant meteor.