PM Jacinda Ardern says MPs reached the unanimous decision during a special caucus meeting, which Sharma didn't attend.

Police say there's no update on the investigation and inquiries are ongoing.

The two trucks crashed head-on near Motupiko, closing the highway.

Richard Houghton has only turned his heater on five times this winter – in his last home you could see your breath on the air in the mornings.

Forty-three properties in the coastal community of Whirinaki are expected to need retreating in the next 20 years, and residents are feeling "significant distress".

Video footage taken by a neighbour shows police dodging items thrown from the house, tasering someone inside and eventually lifting a police dog in through the window.

After a night of drinking and socialising in a horse truck Matthew Cameron climbed into bed beside his victim, who awoke to the jockey groping him.

OPINION: The former candidate's offer to endorse Viv Beck is an unwelcome attempt to tilt the playing field.

There are 533 people in hospital with the virus, including 12 in intensive care.

Staring down the man who shot his son, Lance Williams said seeing his boy in a body bag is an image that will always stay with him.

Philip John Polkinghorne is "shocked" to have been charged with the murder of his wife and will plead not guilty.

Foul weather and the cost of living crisis have made this a winter of discontent for many. But there's solace to be found in the great outdoors.

Police and firefighters were called the house on State Highway 26 south of Kopu about 12.30am on Tuesday.

An Auckland family unwittingly brought home human remains from a Safe Store storage unit auction, causing police to launch a murder probe.

Making shoplifters “pick up trash” and three-year jail terms for third-offence burglars are among the political party's new policies to combat crime.

Without the barriers of cost, permission and lack of knowledge, is it easy to live sustainably? These students think so.

Commissioner Andrew Coster disputed claims to a royal commission of systemic racism, but accepts failings in some historical abuse investigations.

ANALYSIS: The embattled MP can come back from this, but based on recent performance it seems highly unlikely.

For a second time this winter the ED has issued a plea to only come for emergencies, as non-urgent cases wait up to 7 hours.

Residents can expect road closures, slips, rapidly rising rivers and falling trees as a three-day rain front threatens to soak the region.