Detective Superintendent Tom Fitzgerald announced his retirement this morning.

Wellington’s special votes landed mayoral candidate Paul Eagle in third place and secured Nīkau Wi Neera's seat in the Māori ward.

Like the volcano on which it sits, there were rumblings for some time before the ski field operator went into voluntary administration.

If the 2023 election produces these numbers, National and ACT could take 63 seats to Labour and the Greens' 54.

The youths are accused of stealing a cash register and setting off a fog cannon before taking off in a vehicle.

A Defence Force source said "it was a bit embarrassing" that the navy is having to cannibalise one of its own ships for a spare part, so it can bring home a frigate stranded in Australia.

The New Zealand Professional Firefighters union will resume industrial action at 8am on Saturday, but will still turn up to emergencies.

Three people have been arrested in separate incidents across West Auckland on Thursday, as part of Operation Cobalt, which targets gang activity.

Darcy Strickland would have been hard to miss in a crowd, being the tallest person with the biggest smile, his brothers says.

The victims say their self-confidence has been shattered by the offending, with one saying he was "denied my right to say no".

The bag was found on Te Horo Beach on the morning of Muriwai’s disappearance but has since disappeared.

A race for a Grey District council seat went to the wire - but winner Kate Kennedy says she would have preferred to win by “rock, paper, scissors”.

A programme launched in January has seen an increase in perinatal mental health referrals for people of Asian background in the Waitematā region.

A businessman, a coach, a motorcyclist, a father - now Jules Radich is mayor of Dunedin.

One survivor who was sexually violated by a social media influencer says he still wakes up reliving the ordeal.

The new Westland mayor thought she was going to go "stark raving mad" with nothing to do after selling her vineyard. So she decided to run for office.

A sacred archaeological area of Mt Albert in Auckland has been damaged, after 27 trees were planted on the site illegally.

A teenager squared up to a man blocking him as he tried to leave a dairy, flicking off his cap as he stopped him to let police arrive.

Wayne Brown has dodged media interviews in his first week on the job, which has been dominated by meetings with concillors.

The debacle of the Christchurch RSA's defunct Trenches bar and restaurant facility will haunt this weekend's executive elections.