Ministers disagree Northland has been forgotten by Wellington, saying there is plenty going on behind the scenes.

When Kevin Monrad came across a scorched car with police tape across it, he took a curious peek. What he saw behind the driver's seat shocked him.

Diane Waterman tried to find help but, when there was none, and with a man “almost sobbing”, she broke rules and got fired.

Confusion about advice to health practitioners meant a plumber who died after getting the Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine was not warned of potential for rare heart condition.

“The sad thing is I thought Paul and I had something special but in reality, he was repeating a formula he had used on many victims before me.”

Both sides of Mt Ruapehu were closed on Tuesday, but should be open later this week as fine weather is forecast.

Christchurch mayoral hopeful Phil Mauger has named some of his key financial backers, while rival David Meates says he deliberately has no idea who donates to his campaign.

Four Asian candidates have suffered selective damage to their election billboards - all of them in Auckland's eastern suburbs.

The situation is "an absolute train wreck", Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi says, and emergency referrals and funding should be stopped for an inquiry.

The Kiribati government alleges a "judicial coup" in the latest battle against its judiciary.

Yikun Zhang, MNZM, didn't try to conceal his identity after buying five paintings from the Labour Party, a High Court trial about political donations heard.

Auckland residents had the country's lowest per-capita carbon footprint in 2021.

Police are asking for the public’s help to find three people who were walking on Te Horo Beach just before dawn on August 28.

A bus was “struck and damaged” when part of a tree from the hillside above the Mt Victoria tunnel fell.

Months after moving into his new home, an Auckland man found his peach and guava trees dying in the backyard. A neighbour said she poisoned them.

The 14-year-old staffer, who was too young to legally work on construction site, sustained multiple fractures after falling 8 metres on to concrete.

An operation to catch distracted drivers could be headed for Marlborough, police warn.

One lied about the number of vaccine deaths, another denied but then came clean about her Voices for Freedom membership.

While police say there is no indication the incident is gang related, an anonymous male worker at the bar believes otherwise.

Steel frames, bars, and bollards have become a second business for a Waikato engineer, and an insurance body says they could help some retailers avoid higher excesses.