A waterfront Bay of Plenty real estate listing no one wants to buy comes with a catch - the town's Mongrel Mob president says they were seized unethically, and he'll fight to stay.

A 26-year-old man has been arrested after a woman was stabbed in the west Auckland suburb of New Lynn on Monday afternoon.

Families and children are the target of a campaign asking people to report crime, to help break the cycle.

Cruise ships visiting Akaroa Harbour may be responsible for a change in the behaviour of Hector's dolphins in the area, new research suggests.

Auckland's police helicopter has been instrumental in the arrest of 10 people, in early morning incidents spanning a combined 180 kilometres, police say.

Holidaymakers heading home from Northland today face delays after a single-vehicle crash blocked SH1.

Mother-of-three Anahera and her husband are switching to diet shakes to help cut their food bill, because, she says, they do not qualify for enough government support.

One person has died in a crash on State Highway 1 at Kekerengu, north of Kaikōura.

National is calling on Minister of Justice Kiri Allan to launch an inquiry into the Crown's handling of the Jayden Meyer rape case and its implications.

Oranga Tamariki has apologised over information it failed to provide RNZ about a botch-up of its work on sexual violence services.

The prime minister will visit New Zealand's outpost at Scott Base this week as it marks its 65th anniversary.

Many older Chinese immigrants in Auckland report experiencing racial discrimination during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The grandmother of a little boy left at the mercy of an angry man with a long history of violence says she wants her dead grandson's story to be heard and known.

A councillor for the Auckland suburb of St Heliers says a stabbing at a local convenience store is the second traumatic incident staff have had to deal with in less than three months.

The missing Marokopa children are caught in an "adults' game", says a sibling in an emotional plea for help to raise a reward for information that helps find them.

A player involved in a festival match celebrating the centenary of one of New Zealand's smallest rugby clubs has died this morning after an on-field incident.

Water safety advocates are fearful for this summer's toll on the back of the worst year in a decade for drownings in Aotearoa.

Much of the country is in for blue skies this afternoon, with MetService forecasting Christchurch will reach an unseasonably high of 24 degrees.