Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says the newly-released Transport Emissions Reduction Plan is "hugely ambitious" but it is achievable.

First person - Being part of the successful rescue of eight dolphins stranded at Whakanewha on Waiheke Island last Friday gave me a hands-on chance to learn how to care for beached dolphins, writes Rose Davis.

Whanganui Hospital failed to adequately treat a man for an ear which eventually killed him, with one doctor assuming he was on meth, the Health and Disability Commission has found.

The government reduced pay parity funding for early childhood teachers in its May Budget to keep its education spending within agreed limits, briefing documents show.

A white supremacist jailed for sharing a video of the Christchurch mosque terror attack has put his name forward to be on the board of a nearby school.

A senior health official has confirmed a new mental health ward at Palmerston North Hospital will not open for at least another two years and with no extra beds.

Police have arrested three Mongrel Mob members following the search of the gang's headquarters in Mataura.

Jewellery was stolen from an Invercargill store during a morning ram raid in the southern city.

There are 12 more deaths of people with Covid-19 and 3387 new community cases, the Ministry of Health says.

Royal Oak residents are still dissatisfied with the state of their roundabout, despite a safety upgrade after 61 crashes over a four-year period.

The Buller District including Westport may be in for a pounding this week as an "incredibly persistent" northerly airflow hits.

Residents in Ladbrooks, a seven-minute drive from the edge of suburban Christchurch, say living in a cellphone coverage blackspot is annoying and dangerous.

Getting from A to B in Aotearoa with the help of smartphone maps is possible thanks to a geomagnetic observatory in Antarctica.

Actor Marshall Napier, who has had brain cancer, has died at the age of 70.

Police have been notified of a sudden death in Wairoa.

Another woman has come forward claiming bad behaviour by a senior gynaecologist during a vaginal exam.

Transport Agency documents say law changes could allow them to be used against more offences including tailgating, and seeing inside a car to spot drivers using cellphones or not belted in.

Police searching for the occupants of a vehicle following a fleeing driver incident near Lake Rotoraira have now located the parties involved.