People are staying in the local community centre as police deal with a situation at a Levin house.

Women's Black Sticks on fire with three first-half goals against South Africa in last group match before semifinals.

Mission staff were "really moved" after at least five people donated their payments, with one person saying they wanted it to go to others who needed it more.

Join us for live coverage as coach Ian Foster unveils his lineup for a test with huge implications for his immediate future.

Phil Mauger and David Meates say council companies – such as the airport and lines company Orion – will be safe from the chopping block on their watch.

The investigation, which will focus on eight councils, comes after concerns councils were using workshops to discuss issues and “make decisions behind closed doors”.

REVIEW: Twenty minutes too long and 20 IQ points too stupid to be a truly great, bad film, it knows what it was put here to do – and mostly delivers.

Demand for palliative care in Hawke's Bay is expected to more than double over the next three years and it's not the only retiree destination where demand is set to grow.

Two Mongol gang members arrested as part of a national crackdown on gangs allegedly blackmailed a family with threats of arson to get thousands of dollars.

It’s back to the ballot box for the Greens, who have the option – once again – of supporting Shaw or telling him to reapply for his job a second time.

Sakaria Peseta may have only moved to Southland from Samoa two years ago, but in that time he has been making an effort to share his culture with the community.

With another demonstration looming, Stuff asked mayoral hopefuls what they'd do. Two very different candidates had remarkably similar views.

The mother of a woman killed in a car crash says her daughter died a "vicious and cruel death, alone at night in the pouring rain".

The downed plane had one person on board, but the site was too dangerous to access due to poor weather.

An Auckland community has been left in shock after a trio of pou carvings were found vandalised, possibly with a circular saw.

As Beijing pressures Taiwan with military activity, Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has told China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi de-escalation is needed.

Corrections will review the way it communicates with the survivors of a rapist who was initially allowed to attend lectures and tutorials.

Divorces are at mid 1970s levels, but the effects of the pandemic are yet to be measured.

After hearing from the public, the regional council has proposed greater discounts for off-peak journeys and children travelling free on weekends, even unaccompanied.

Emmanuel James Bautista battled Covid-19, a bad back and a stomach ulcer before getting to the national powerlifting championships.