Thieves targeted the store three times in just six weeks, causing thousands of dollars of damage - just to take ice cream and chewing gum.

Auckland dad found not guilty of murder after baby died from catastrophic head injuries.

It's the semi-final and there's only one person going through to the final, can you guess who it'll be?

Dannevirke truck driver Scott Judd still can't get a local GP and has to get his prescriptions sent up from a previous doctor in Christchurch.

An updated plan, which could cost up to $100m, shows priority for buses and pedestrians and more space on footpaths for street furniture and trees.

The water is expected to be off until 11pm, while council contractors work to mend the burst pipe.

Portable toilets provided for drivers are open to public and "wholly unsuitable and unsanitary".

Every dog has a job, and knowing what that job is will keep it - and your family - happy.

The temporary move of 60 low-security Invercargill prisoners to Otago Corrections Facility has been delayed because of a shortage of beds.

Kate Martin and Kirsten McKenzie each work full-time day jobs, but after 5pm they are chief executives of their own business – Invercargill marketing agency Social Sisters.

The district council is giving out more than 26 tonnes of sand to help residents protect their properties, but homeowners say action should have been taken sooner.

At one stage, about 40 cars were backed up over the hill while contractors cleared the slip.

The weather's awful, Covid and flu numbers are on the rise and cinemas aren't offering many suitable choices. Never fear - Stuff to Watch is here.

Business and home owners targeted in a spate of break-ins across Manawatū say police are under-resourced to deal with the crimes.

Officials are ramping up efforts to prevent a potentially catastrophic outbreak of the virus.

China's growing influence in the Pacific has raised eyebrows in the West. But NZ's associate foreign minister says our ties with the Pacific are strong enough to address any real threat posed by Beijing.

"Technically they’re covered?” Actress Florence Pugh wrote of her revealing Valentino gown. It seems she has us on a technicality - like covering your lemon tree with netting.

Complaints were down and the thumbs were up for the Waimate District Council's handling of the 2021-2022 camping season at its sites in the Waitaki Valley although the operation continues to lose money.

It was all fun and games pretending you were sitting on a beach in the middle of the pandemic, where as far as you could go was just around the block.

April Fool's Day proved to be anything but for former St Kentigern's head girl J'adore Harris-Tavita whose future crystallised on that day this year.