Hundreds gathered to farewell Tā Toby Curtis, a rangatira who fought until the end to return mana motuhake to Māori through education and political change.

The company's poor practices were partly responsible for local devastation, including woody debris and pine logs strewn across local catchments, the beachfront, and nearby farms.

Sharma might “flourish” as an independent MP, but his tarnished relationship with Labour colleagues could see less effective results for his Hamilton West voters.

Police staff have been called in from outside Wellington and have already restricted access to streets around Parliament.

The worst fears of Far North residents may be coming to fruition with State Highway 1 south of Kaitāia closed indefinitely due to slips.

Paul and Kathryn Davie were fired for derogatory posts about Muslims and Africans. Now they're standing for election in Auckland.

With no signs of life inside the smoke-filled room, she pulled back a blanket and saw what she initially thought was a dead body.

After two terms as a councillor he's running for the top job - with vegetable ink on his pamphlets and paper-based election signs.

The so-called Seven Sisters on Wellington's Oriental Bay have had another big slip land in their backyards.

The robbers were right in the face of one guard, a witness said, and wearing white overalls with hoods.

The money will help repair the most urgent damage from the devastating floods and slips, with more support likely.

Darryl Heather-Phillips reckons the slip came down “in one big whompf”, leaving the back of the house “totally smashed”.

Footage shows four people entering the Christchurch site less than half an hour before a huge blaze engulfed hundreds of scrap cars.

Michael Hanna went to jail probably leaving $7020 cash stashed in a hedge between two properties north of Wellington.

Video and images capture homes buried beneath mud, chunks of road swept away, and the flood-hit streets of Nelson and Wellington.

Howard Willis Case had taken a cocktail of drugs and was speeding at up to 150kph in foggy weather at night when he crashed while driving to the West Coast with friends.

Brendon Piper wants to see changes after he and his dalmation pup were mauled in a "hit-and-run" dog attack.

The first of several Oranga Tamariki staff has taken the stand in the Royal Commission’s Abuse in Care inquiry.

Another 48 labelled "Putin’s proxies" in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions join the nearly 900 people and entities sanctioned since March.

New Taranaki cricket coach has hatched some plans to improve the game in the region.