Police are trying to piece together the events that led to the death of Korrey Rose Whyman, who was found in a vehicle with a serious gunshot wound.

The 30-year-old, who has already pleaded guilty to using a fake medical practising certificate to secure a job, is heading back to court.

The gang members outnumbered their Mongrel Mob rivals "five-to-one" as they punched, kicked and stomped on them in a violent daytime attack outside court.

Third-term councillor Aaron Keown, who has stood for council six times, said he didn't know it was illegal to display completed voting documents on social media.

A 43-year-old man has been charged following a collision that killed Christchurch man Sean Innes.

Luke Sears was shot dead on a rural Canterbury road in October 2018. On Wednesday, Daniel Gary French was jailed for his role in the shooting.

GNS Science has left the Volcanic Alert Level at 1 after more tremors were recorded in the past week.

Police didn't respond to a call from a worried member of the public, two hours later a man was dead.

A self-described “monster” who subjected a Thames woman to a terrifying ordeal at gunpoint has been jailed for four years.

The National MP has walked away from a two-car crash in central Wellington. "I’m okay and more importantly the driver of the other car is okay."

Stuff asked the Australian carrier — who will also be flying New York to Auckland — if it'll be leaving bags behind. It couldn't resist a jab in response.

A last-gasp plea to Minister Kelvin Davis to keep the women prisoners in Wellington has been dismissed as an ''operational'' decision.

A haka was performed and sentiments were shared as Shadbolt chaired what may be his final Invercargill council meeting after almost 27 years of being mayor.

The Justice Minister will tie the knot with RNZ presenter Māni Dunlop.

They arrive with trolley jacks and leave blown-out tyres in the rural drains, says a resident who's sick of the racers' rituals in the Waikato.

All sailings on the Aratere Interislander ferry have been cancelled on Thursday due to an electrical fault.

Shortly before 10pm on Monday, two young men on foot were confronted by a driver near the intersection of High and Manchester streets in the Wairarapa town.

After smashing windows at his former flat, a Taranaki man was seen driving dangerously during a car trip which traversed the region and ended in his arrest.

A JP and undertaker is being labelled disrespectful and unhelpful after he shared a Covid-19 conspiracy theory at a Voices For Freedom meeting.

Two-year-old Zoey Butcher has been losing her ability to walk due to her rare disorder. Now hope is on the horizon for her and her family.